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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Aldehydes and Ketones



Conversion of \(\mathrm{X}\) into \(\mathrm{Y}\) is an example of the reaction

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

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When benzene reacts with acetylchloride in presence of lewis acid \(\left(\mathrm{AlCl}_3\right)\), it yields acetophenone \((\mathrm{X})\). The reduction of ketones or aldehydes by using zinc amalgam and concentrated hydrochloric acid yields alkenes. This reaction is known as…