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Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds – Clemmensen Reduction
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- Zn-Hg/HCl reduces C=O to CH2
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2023 1 question
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Identify product (A) in the following reaction:
Zn–Hg/conc. HCl reduces a ketone carbonyl to a methylene group (Clemmensen reduction).
Ketones are reduced into hydrocarbons using Zn-Hg/HCl (Clemmenson reduction). $>C=O+Zn-Hg/HCl\rightarrow>CH_2$