The reaction, CH3CHO xrightarrow[Zn(Hg)/Conc.HCl] H CH3CH3 is

Question

The reaction, CH3CHO xrightarrow[Zn(Hg)/Conc.HCl] H CH3CH3 is (A) Cannizaro’s reaction (B) Rosenmund reduction (C) Wolf-Kishner reduction (D) Clemmenson reduction

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The reaction given is a Clemenson reduction.

Q. The reaction, CH3​CHOHZn(Hg)/Conc.HCl​CH3​CH3​ is

Cannizaro’s reaction

Rosenmund reduction

Wolf-Kishner reduction

Clemmenson reduction

The reaction given is a Clemenson reduction.

Q. The reaction,
$C H_{3} C H O H Z n (H g) / C o n c . H Cl C H_{3} C H_{3}$ is