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प्रश्न
Write chemical equation of the following reaction :
Acetophenone is treated with `("Zn"("Hg"))/"Conc.HCl"`.
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उत्तर
The reaction of aldehydes and ketones with zinc amalgam (Zn/Hg) in concentrated HCl, reduces the aldehyde or ketone to a hydrocarbon and is called Clemmensen reduction.

संबंधित प्रश्न
How will you bring about the following conversions?
Propanone to propane
Write the chemical reaction involved in Wolff-Kishner reduction.
Predict the products of the following reactions :

Complete the synthesis by giving missing starting material, reagent or product.
\[\ce{CH3COCH2COOC2H5 ->[(i) NaBH4][(ii) H+]}\]
Predict the products of the following reactions :
Predict the products of the following reactions :
Predict the main product of the following reaction:\[\begin{array}{c}
\ce{O\phantom{----}O\phantom{-}}\\
\ce{||\phantom{----}||\phantom{-}}\\
\ce{CH3-C-CH2-C-OCH3}
\end{array}\ce{->[(i)NaBH4][(ii)H+]}\]
Explain the following reaction:
Wolff-Kishner reduction
What is the catalyst used in the hydrogenation of acetyl chloride to produce ethanal?
Identify product (A) in the following reaction:

