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Question
Which of the following conversions can be carried out by Clemmensen Reduction?
(i) Benzaldehyde into benzyl alcohol
(ii) Cyclohexanone into cyclohexane
(iii) Benzoyl chloride into benzaldehyde
(iv) Benzophenone into diphenyl methane
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Solution
(ii) Cyclohexanone into cyclohexane
(iv) Benzophenone into diphenyl methane
Explanation:
The carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones is reduced to \[\ce{CH2}\] group on treatment with zinc amalgam and concentrated hydrochloric acid (Clemmensen reduction) and the corresponding alkane is formed.
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