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Question
Write reactions for the following conversions.
Propanone to Propane
Solution 1
Clemmensen reduction:
\[\ce{\underset{\text{Propanone}}{CH3 - CO - CH3} + 4[H] ->[Zn Hg conc.HCl][\Delta] \underset{\text{Propane}}{CH3 - CH2 - CH3} + H2O}\]
Solution 2
Wolff-Kishner reduction:
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