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In Clemmensen reduction, carbonyl compound is treated with …….

A

zinc amalgam + HCl

B

sodium amalgam + HCl

C

zinc amalgam + nitric acid

D

sodium amalgam + `HNO_(3)`

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A
Clemmensen reduction is used to convert carbonyl group to `CH_(2)` group as follows

Zinc amalgam and HCl act as reagent in this reaction.
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