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In Clemmensen reduction, carbonyl compound is treated with
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zinc amalgam $+\mathrm{HCl}$
In Clemmensen reduction, the carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones is reduced to $\mathrm{CH}_2$ group on treatment with zinc amalgam and concentrated hydrochloric acid.
$\bar{C}=\mathrm{O} \frac{\mathrm{Zn}-\mathrm{Hg}}{\mathrm{HCl}}, \mathrm{CH}_2+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}$
$\bar{C}=\mathrm{O} \frac{\mathrm{Zn}-\mathrm{Hg}}{\mathrm{HCl}}, \mathrm{CH}_2+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}$
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