Question

Identify the reaction in which carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones is reduced to methylene group on treatment with zinc-amalgam and cone. HCI.

पर्याय

• Wolf-Kishner reduction

• Clemmensen reduction

• Stephen reduction

• Etard reaction

Answer 1

Clemmensen reduction

Explanation:

The reduction of carbonyl groups (in aldehydes and ketones) to methylene groups with zinc amalgam and hydrochloric acid is known as the Clemmension reduction reaction.