Question

Certain cyclic 1,3-diketone give, under Clemmensen reduction, a fully reduced product along with a monoketone with ring contraction.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

The use of emalgamatical zine in concentrated $HCl$ acid to reduce a ketone carbonyl to methylene is well known and since, the introduction of the method by Clemmensen it has been found oxide use in organic chemistry. The reaction has been used mainly to reduce monocarbonyl compounds.

So, given statement is true.