Reduction of ketones cannot be carried out with which of the following reagents ?

Question

Reduction of ketones cannot be carried out with which of the following reagents ? (A) Sodium borohydride or Lithium Aluminium hydride (B) Zinc amalgam and concentrated HCl (C) Hydrazine and KOH in ethylene glycol (D) Hydrogen in presence of palladium in Barium sulphate and quinoline

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This reagent selectively reduced acyl chloride to an aldehyde and all other reagent reduce the ketone.

Q. Reduction of ketones cannot be carried out with which of the following reagents ?

Sodium borohydride or Lithium Aluminium hydride

Zinc amalgam and concentrated $H Cl$

Hydrazine and $K O H$ in ethylene glycol

Hydrogen in presence of palladium in Barium sulphate and quinoline

This reagent selectively reduced acyl chloride to an aldehyde and all other reagent reduce the ketone.