In Clemmensen reduction, carbonyl compound is treated with

Question

In Clemmensen reduction, carbonyl compound is treated with (A) zinc amalgam + HCl (B) sodium amalgam + HCl (C) zinc amalgam + HNO3 (D) sodium amalgam + HNO3

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In Clemmensen reduction, the carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones is reduced to diagdown CH2 diagup group on treatment with zinc amalgam and concentrated hydrochloric acid.

Q. In Clemmensen reduction, carbonyl compound is treated with

$z in c ama l g am + H Cl$

$so d i u m ama l g am + H Cl$

$z in c ama l g am + H N O_{3}$

$so d i u mama l g am + H N O_{3}$

In Clemmensen reduction, the carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones is reduced to $╲$ _{_CH₂}
$╱$ group on treatment with zinc amalgam and concentrated hydrochloric acid.

Q. In Clemmensen reduction, carbonyl compound is treated with

zincamalgam+HCl

sodiumamalgam+HCl

zincamalgam+HNO3​

sodiumamalgam+HNO3​

In Clemmensen reduction, the carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones is reduced to ╲ CH2 ╱ group on treatment with zinc amalgam and concentrated hydrochloric acid.

$z in c ama l g am + H Cl$

$so d i u m ama l g am + H Cl$

$z in c ama l g am + H N O_{3}$

$so d i u mama l g am + H N O_{3}$

In Clemmensen reduction, the carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones is reduced to $╲$ _{_CH₂}
$╱$ group on treatment with zinc amalgam and concentrated hydrochloric acid.