Reduction of aldehydes and ketones into hydrocarbons using zinc amalgam and concentration HCl is called:

Wolff-Kishner Reduction

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Clemmensen Reduction

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Cope Reduction

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Dow Reduction

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The correct option is B Clemmensen Reduction
Carbonyl carbon converts into $- C H_{2}$
This reduction converts aldehyde and ketones into the corresponding alkane.

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