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Question
Write a chemical equation to illustrate the following name reaction:
Clemmensen’s reduction
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{\text{Acetone}}{CH3COCH3}+ 4[H]->[Zn/ Hg + cone. HCI]\underset{\text{Propane}}{CH3CH2CH3} + H2O}\]
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