Question

Hydrocarbons are formed when aldehydes and ketones are reacted with amalgamated zinc and conc. HCl. The reaction is called.

• A. Cannizzaro reaction
• B. Clemmensen reduction
• C. Rosenmund reduction
• D. Wolff-Kishner reduction

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Clemmensen reduction

Answer 2

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$\n\mathrm { C } = \mathrm { O } \xrightarrow [ \mathrm { Zn } / \mathrm { Hg } ] { \mathrm { HCl } } > \mathrm { CH } _ { 2 } + \mathrm { H } _ { 2 } \mathrm { O } \text { is called Clemmensen }\n$ reduction.