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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALDEHYDES & KETONES & CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

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The reaction, R2CO+4[H]β†’Β Conc.Β HClZnβˆ’HgR2CH2+H2O\mathrm{R}_2 \mathrm{CO}+4[\mathrm{H}] \xrightarrow[\text { Conc. } \mathrm{HCl}]{\mathrm{Zn}-\mathrm{Hg}} \mathrm{R}_2 \mathrm{CH}_2+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} is well known as;
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Correct option: D
Clemmensen reduction
Option D (Clemmensen reduction) is correct because the reaction described is the Clemmensen reduction, which reduces a ketone to an alkane using zinc amalgam and concentrated HCl.

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