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Clemmensen's reduction will convert cyclohexanone into:Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids Chemistry Question

Question

Clemmensen's reduction will convert cyclohexanone into:

Answer: B

💡 Solution & Explanation

Clemmensen reduction, using $Zn(Hg)/HCl$, reduces the carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones to a methylene group. Thus cyclohexanone loses the $C=O$ functionality and becomes cyclohexane.

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