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Acetone can be reduced to propane. This ...

Acetone can be reduced to propane. This reduction is called

A

Clemmensen's reduction

B

Catalytic reduction

C

Sabatier and Sendern's reduction

D

Aldol Condensation

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A
Clemmensen's reduction
`CH_(3)-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-CH_(3)+4[H]underset(conc.HCl)overset(Zn(Hg))(rarr)CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(3)+H_(2)O`
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