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Clemmensen reduction of a ketone is carried out in the presence of which of the following?

  1. A
    and as catalyst
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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Clemmensen reduction converts a carbonyl group () to a methylene group () using Zinc amalgam () and concentrated Hydrochloric acid (). Wolff-Kishner uses hydrazine/KOH/glycol.

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Clemmensen reduction of a ketone is carried out in the presence of which of the following?
A
and as catalyst
B
C
D

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