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When acetone undergoes reduction in presence of Zn-HCl / Hg, it is known as

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a

Gatterman’s reaction

b

Wolf Kishner’s reduction

c

Rosenmund’s reduction

d

Cleammenson’s reaction

answer is C.

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The Clemmensen reduction is a reaction that is used to reduce aldehydes or ketones(carbonyl compounds) to alkanes using hydrochloric acid and zinc amalgam.

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