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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.
Options
Wolf-Kishner reduction
Clemmensen reduction
Stephen reduction
Etard reaction
MCQ
Solution
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.
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