JEE MainChemistryAldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsMCQ+4 / −1
In the above reaction, the reagent ''A'' is :- A
- B,
- CHCl, Zn Hg
- DAlkaline ,
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Correct answer: D
The reaction scheme/image is not visible in the provided prompt, so the exact substrate and product are missing. Therefore, the reagent cannot be derived rigorously from the reaction transformation itself.
However, we can still analyze the nature of the given reagents:
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- Strong reducing agent.
- Converts aldehydes, ketones, acids, esters, etc. into alcohols.
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- Mild reducing agent.
- Reduces aldehydes and ketones to alcohols.
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- Clemmensen reduction.
- Reduces carbonyl group of aldehydes/ketones to methylene .
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Alkaline , then
- Strong oxidizing reagent.
- Oxidizes aldehydes or benzylic side chains, and in many cases converts side chains to carboxylic acids.
Since the stored correct answer is D, the implied transformation in the missing reaction is most likely an oxidation to a carboxylic acid (or related oxidized product), for which alkaline followed by acidification is appropriate.
Thus, based on the available information, the most plausible answer is:
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