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B
Ph−CH2−CH2−CH3
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C
Ph−CH2=CH−CH3
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D
none of these
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Solution
The correct option is A
Ph−CH2−CH3
The reduction of carbonyl groups of aldehydes and ketones to methylene groups with amalgamated zinc and concentrated HCl is known as Clemmensen reduction.
Thus Acetophenone on reduction with Zn−Hg/HCl gives ethylbenzene as shown in IMAGE 01.