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Ketones reacting with Mg-Hg over water give

A

Pinacolone

B

Pinacols

C

Alcohols

D

None of these

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B
Two molecules of ketones undergo reduction in the presence of `Mg//Hg` to form pinacol.

`overset(HOH)rarr underset(("pinacol"))underset(2,3-"dimethylbutane-2,3-diol")(CH_(3)-overset(" "CH_(3))overset(|)underset(OH)underset(|)(C)-overset(" "CH_(3))overset(|)underset(OH)underset(|)(C)-CH_(3)+Mg(OH)_(2))`
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