In Clemmensen Reduction carbonyl compound is treated with ________

Options

A. zinc amalgam + HCl
B. sodium amalgam+ HCl
C. zinc amalgam + nitric acid
D. Sodium amalgam +` NHO_3`

Answer

A

Explanation

Clemmensen reduction is used to convert carbonyl group to ` CH_2` group as follows :
`underset(/)overset("\") ""C = O overset( Zn(Hg) +HCl) to underset(/)overset("\") ""CH_2`