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                    Reduction of aldehydes and ketones into hydrocarbons using zinc amalgam and cone. HCl is called:

    A)                                                                                                                                                                                            Clemmensen reduction

    B)                 Cope reduction

    C)                 Dow reduction                                 

    D)                 Wolff-Kishner reduction

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                                              Clemmensen reduction: Aldehydes and ketones are reduced to the corresponding alkanes by means of amalgamated zinc and HCl                 \[>C=O+4[H]\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}>C{{H}_{2}}+{{H}_{2}}O\]


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