Q. In a reaction $RCHO$ is reduced to $RCH_{3}$ using amalgamated zinc and concentrated $HCI$ and warming the solution. The reaction is known as
A) Meerwein-Ponndorf reaction
B) Clemmensen’s reduction
C) Wolff-Kishner reduction
D) Schiff’s reaction
Explanation
(b)
In Clemmensen’s reduction, aldehyde ($RCHO$) and ketones ($R - CO - R'$) are reduced into hydrocarbons ($R - R$’).
$RCHO + 6\lbrack H\rbrack\underset{Conc.HCl}{\overset{\ \ \ \ Zn\ amalgamated\ \ \ \ \ \ }{\rightarrow}}RCH_{3} + 2H_{2}O$
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