The reducing agents commonly used for the reduction of alkyl halides to get alkanes are
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a
Zn - CH3COOH
b
Zn - Cu/C2H5OH
c
Na - C2 H5OH
d
All the above
answer is D.
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The reactivity order of different alkyl halides is,As the size of halogen decreases,C-X bond length decreases,hence C—X bond strength increases, easy of breaking of C—X bond decreases.Therefore, C—I is very weak,hence easily undergoscleavage with H2 in presence of reducing agent.