Q. Reduction of aldehydes and ketones into hydrocarbons using zinc amalgam and conc. HCl is called
A) Cope reduction
B) Dow reduction
C) Wolff-Kishner reduction
D) Clemmensen reduction
Explanation
[Solution from source] Clemmensen reduction uses Zn–Hg and concentrated HCl to convert C=O into CH₂. Wolff–Kishner reduction does the same with hydrazine and KOH in ethylene glycol. Answer (4).
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