Which one of the following is reduced with zinc and hydrochloric acid to give the corresponding hydrocarbon?
- AEthyl acetate
- BButan-2-one
- CAcetamide
- DAcetic acid
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Reduction with zinc amalgam and concentrated is the Clemmensen reduction, which specifically reduces the carbonyl group () of aldehydes and ketones to a methylene group ().
Butan-2-one is a ketone; it will be reduced to n-butane. Esters, amides, and acids are not typically reduced to hydrocarbons under these conditions.
Butan-2-one is a ketone; it will be reduced to n-butane. Esters, amides, and acids are not typically reduced to hydrocarbons under these conditions.