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Question
Write the reagents used for the reduction of the carbonyl group in the Clemmensen reduction.
Chemical Equations/Structures
Solution
\[\ce{R - CO - R' + 4[H] ->[Zn(Hg) + HCl] R - CH2 - R' + H2O}\]
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