MHT CET Chemistry question

Aldehydes and ketones can be reduced to corresponding hydrocarbons by

Answer: (D)

Solution

Refluxing with zinc amalgam and conc. HCl (Clemmensen reduction) converts C=O to CH2 giving the hydrocarbon; water or

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