Aldehydes Ketones Question 194
Question: Aldehydes and ketones can be reduced to corresponding hydrocarbons by
[Kerala PMT 2004]
Options:
A) Refluxing with water
B) Refluxing with strong acids
C) Refluxing with soda amalgam and water
D) Refluxing with zinc amalgam and concentrated HCl
E) Passing the vapour under heated $ PbO_2 $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
$ RCHO+4H\xrightarrow{Zn-Hg/HCl}R-CH_3+H_2O $
$ \begin{matrix} R \\ R \\ \end{matrix}>C=O+4H\xrightarrow{Zn-Hg/HCl}\begin{matrix} R \\ R \\ \end{matrix}>CH_2+H_2O $
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