Phenylmethyl ketone can be converted into ethylbenzene in one step by which of the following reagents?

1. $\mathrm{LiAlH}_{4}$
2. $\mathrm{Zn}-\mathrm{Hg} / \mathrm{HCl}$
3. $\mathrm{NaBH}_{4}$
4. $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{MgI}$

Solution

This reaction is known as Clemmensen's reduction. ,

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