Which of the following statements regarding the reduction methods of carbonyl compounds and carboxyl — Hydrocarbons Chemistry Question

💡 Solution & Explanation

(A) Clemmensen reduction is specific to carbonyls using $Zn-Hg/HCl$. (B) Wolf-Kishner reduces carbonyls to alkanes using $NH_2NH_2/KOH$. (C) Red P + HI is a powerful reducing agent that can reduce carboxylic acids (and their derivatives) directly to alkanes. (D) is incorrect because Clemmensen and Wolf-Kishner are used for aldehydes and ketones, not alkynes. Alkynes are reduced by catalytic hydrogenation (e.g., $H_2/Ni$).