The compound obtained by the reduction of propionaldehyde by amalgamated zinc and concentrated HCl is

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The compound obtained by the reduction of propionaldehyde by amalgamated zinc and concentrated HCl is (A) Propanol (B) Propane (C) Propene (D) All of these

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CH3CH2CHO+4H xrightarrow[HCI]Zn/Hg CH3CH2CH3 + H2O This reaction is called Clemmensen’s reduction

Q. The compound obtained by the reduction of propionaldehyde by amalgamated zinc and concentrated $H Cl$ is

Propanol

Propane

Propene

All of these

$C H_{3} C H_{2} C H O + 4 H Z n / H g H C I C H_{3} C H_{2} C H_{3} + H_{2} O$
This reaction is called Clemmensen’s reduction

Q. The compound obtained by the reduction of propionaldehyde by amalgamated zinc and concentrated HCl is