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The reaction CH3COCH3+4HZn-Hg conc. HClC3H8+H2O is known as

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a

Clemmensen reduction 

b

Wurtz  reaction 

c

Kolbe,s reaction 

d

Rosenmund,s reduction

answer is B.

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Clemmensen reduction is used to reduce aldehydes and ketones to hydrocarbons. Zinc amalgam and concentrated hydrochloric acid are used as Clemmensen's reagent. Clemmensen reduction is a reaction which involves the reduction of a carbonyl compound to form a simple hydrocarbon. 

CH3COCH3+4HZn-Hg conc. HClC3H8+H2O

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