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MHT CET · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons

Identify name of reaction when aldehyde or ketone react with \(\mathrm{Zn}-\mathrm{Hg} / \mathrm{conc}\). HCl to give alkane.

  1. A Stephen reduction
  2. B Clemmensen reduction
  3. C Wolf Kishner reduction
  4. D Rosenmund reduction
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(B) Clemmensen reduction

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\(\underset{\text{Alkane}}{\mathrm{R}-\underset{|| \atop \large \mathrm{O}}{\mathrm{C}}-\mathrm{H} / \mathrm{R}^{\prime}}-\xrightarrow[\text { conc. } \mathrm{HCl}]{\mathrm{Zn} / \mathrm{Hg}} \underset{\text{Aldehyde/Ketone}}{\mathrm{R}-\mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{R}^{\prime} / \mathrm{H}}\)
This is Clemmenson reduction.