In a reaction R C H O is reduced to R C H 3 using amalgamated zinc and concentrated H Cl and warmtextng the solution. The reaction is known as

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In a reaction R C H O is reduced to R C H 3 using amalgamated zinc and concentrated H Cl and warmtextng the solution. The reaction is known as, Meerwein-Ponndorf reaction, Clemmensen's reduction, Wolff-Kishner reduction, Schiff's reaction

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In Clemmensen's reduction, aldehyde ( R C H O ) and ketones ( R - C O - R ′ ) are reduced into hydrocarbons ( R - R '). R C H O + 6 H → Z n a m a l g a m a t e d C o n c . H C l R C H 3 + 2 H 2 O

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