Which one of the following reduced with zinc and hydrochloric acid to give the corresponding hydrocarbon?

Question

Which one of the following reduced with zinc and hydrochloric acid to give the corresponding hydrocarbon? (A) Ethyl acetate (B) Butan -2-one (C) Acetamide (D) Acetic acid

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Only ketones and not the acid derivatives are reduced by Clemmenson reduction (Zn+HCl) to give hyrocarbons

Q. Which one of the following reduced with zinc and hydrochloric acid to give the corresponding hydrocarbon?

Ethyl acetate

Butan -2-one

Acetamide

Acetic acid

Only ketones and not the acid derivatives are reduced by Clemmenson reduction $(Z n + H Cl)$ to give hyrocarbons