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In Clemmensen reduction, carbonyl compou...

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
(a) It is the correct reagent.
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