NEET 2011 Chemistry question

Clemmensen reduction of a ketone is carried out in the presence of which of the following ?

(1)Glycol with KOH
(2)Zn-Hg with HClCorrect
(3)
(4) and Pt as catalyst

Answer: (2)

Solution

Clemmensen reduction converts the group of aldehydes and ketones into using zinc amalgam and concentrated hydrochloric acid: \xrightarrow${\text{Zn-Hg/conc.

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Question ID VK-090806