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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 :
Write the structures of the main products when acetone (CH3 − CO − CH3) reacts with the following reagent :
Zn − Hg/conc. HCl
Predict the products formed when cyclohexanecarbaldehyde reacts with the following reagents.
Zinc amalgam and dilute hydrochloric acid
How will you bring about the following conversion in not more than two steps?
Propanone to Propene
Complete the synthesis by giving missing starting material, reagent or product.
\[\ce{CH3COCH2COOC2H5 ->[(i) NaBH4][(ii) H+]}\]
Predict the main product of the following reaction:\[\begin{array}{c}
\ce{O\phantom{----}O\phantom{-}}\\
\ce{||\phantom{----}||\phantom{-}}\\
\ce{CH3-C-CH2-C-OCH3}
\end{array}\ce{->[(i)NaBH4][(ii)H+]}\]
Reduction of > C = O to CH2 can be carried out with
Explain the following reactions:
Clemmensen reaction
