MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question

Identify name of reaction when aldehyde or ketone react with Zn-Hg/conc. HCl to give alkane.

(A)Stephen reduction.
(B)Clemmensen reduction.Correct
(C)Wolf Kishner reduction.
(D)Rosenmund reduction.

Answer: (B)

Solution

Reduction of the carbonyl group of an aldehyde or ketone to a group using zinc amalgam and concentrated HCl is the Clemmensen reduction: , option (B). Wolff-Kishner (C) achieves the

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