NEETChemistryAldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsMCQ+4 / −1
Reduction of aldehydes and ketones into hydrocarbons using zinc amalgam and conc. HCl is called
- ACope reduction
- BDow reduction
- CWolf-Kishner reduction
- DClemmensen reduction
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Correct answer: D
Clemmensen reduction : Aldehydes and
ketones are reduced to the corresponding alkanes
by means of amalgamated Zinc and HCl.
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