Clemmensen reduction of ketone is carried out in the presence of:

L i A I H_{4}

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Z n - H g

with

H C l

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glycol with

K O H

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H_{2}

with

P t

as catalyst

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Solution

The correct option is B $Z n - H g$ with $H C l$
$Z n - H g$ with $H C l$ reduce ketone to respective alkane, i.e. $C = O$ of ketone reduce to $> C H_{2}$ group. The reaction is called Clemmensen reduction.

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