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Explain Clemmensen reduction with an example.

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Solution :Aldehydes and ketones are heated with zinc amalgam and conc. HCL, to FORM corresponding HYDROCARBONS.
`R-overset(O)overset(||)C-R.+4[H\] UNDERSET("heat")overset((Zn//Hg+"con.HCl"))toRCH_(2^(-))R.+H_(2)O`
Example: `C_(6)H_(5)COCH_(3)+4[H]underset((Zn//Hg+"con.HCl")) overset("heat")to underset("ethyl benzene")(C_(6)H_(5)CH_(2)CH_(3))+H_(2)O`


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