Q. Which one of the following is reduced with zinc and hydrochloric acid to give the corresponding hydrocarbon?
A) Ethyl acetate
B) Acetic acid
C) Acetamide
D) Butan-2-one
Explanation
(d)
Carbonyl compounds are reduced to corresponding alkanes with ($Zn$+ conc.$HCl$).
It is called Clemmensen reduction.
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$CH_{3}CH_{2}.C - CH_{3}\overset{Zn(Hg) + HCl\ \ \ }{\rightarrow}CH_{3}CH_{2}CH_{2}CH_{3}$
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