JEE Main 2004 Chemistry question

Which one of the following reduced with zinc and hydrochloric acid to give the corresponding hydrocarbon?

Answer: (2)

Solution

Zn(Hg)/HCl (Clemmensen reduction) reduces the C=O of aldehydes and ketones to : butan-2-one

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