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(a) Write the reagent used in the following : `C_(6)H_(5)COCH_(3)overset(?)rarr C_(6)H_(5)CH_(12)CH_(3)` (b) Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of reactivity towards nucleophilic addition. `CH_(3)CHO, C_(6)H_(5)CHO, HCHO`

Answer» (a) `Zn//Hg` and `HCl`. The reaction is known as Clemmense reduction.
(b) The correct order is : `C_(6)H_(5)CHO lt CH_(3)CHO lt HCHO`


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