The reaction $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COCH}_{3}+4 \mathrm{H} \underset{ ext { conc. } \mathrm{HCl}}{\stackrel{\mathrm{Zn}-\mathrm{Hg}}{\longrightarrow}} \mathrm{C}_{3} \mathrm{H}_{8}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}$ is known as

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The reaction $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COCH}_{3}+4 \mathrm{H} \underset{	ext { conc. } \mathrm{HCl}}{\stackrel{\mathrm{Zn}-\mathrm{Hg}}{\longrightarrow}} \mathrm{C}_{3} \mathrm{H}_{8}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}$ is known as

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This reaction is known as Clemmensen reduction.
In this reaction, $\mathrm{C}=\mathrm{O}$ group is reduced to $\mathrm{CH}_{2}$ group.
This reaction is useful for carbonyl compounds which are sensitive to base.

The reaction $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COCH}_{3}+4 \mathrm{H} \underset{\text { conc. }…

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