Clemmensen reduction of aldehydes and ketones produce:

Alkenes

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Tertiary alcohols

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Alkanes

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Primary alcohols

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Solution

The correct option is C Alkanes
Clemmensen reduction is the reduction of aldehydes, ketones with zinc amalgam in presence of HCl. It reduces the compound into alkanes.

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