Acetaldehyde with sodium amalgous in water gives

Question

Acetaldehyde with sodium amalgous in water gives (A) ethanol (B) methanol (C) 2 ethandiol (D) acetone

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Sodium amalgam in water behaves as a reducing agent. It reduces C =0 to alcoholic -OH i.e., an aldehyde is reduced to a primary alcohol and a ketone is reduced to a secondary alcohol

C H_{2} C H_{2} C H O + 2 [H] N a - H g / Wa t er + Ethnol C_{5} H_{5} O H

Q. Acetaldehyde with sodium amalgous in water gives

ethanol

methanol

2 ethandiol

acetone

Sodium amalgam in water behaves as a reducing agent. It reduces C =0 to alcoholic -OH i.e., an aldehyde is reduced to a primary alcohol and a ketone is reduced to a secondary alcohol CH2​CH2​CHO+2[H]Na−Hg/Water​+EthnolC5​H5​OH​

Sodium amalgam in water behaves as a reducing agent. It reduces C =0 to alcoholic -OH i.e., an aldehyde is reduced to a primary alcohol and a ketone is reduced to a secondary alcohol
$C H_{2} C H_{2} C H O + 2 [H] N a - H g / Wa t er + Ethnol C_{5} H_{5} O H$