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Clemmensen reduction reaction is:

A

Option 1

B

C6H5COCH3+NH2NH2C2H5ONaC6H5CH2CH3C_6H_5-CO-CH_3 + NH_2NH_2 \xrightarrow{C_2H_5ONa} C_6H_5CH_2CH_3

C

CH3COCH3+4HIRed.PCH3CH2CH3CH_3COCH_3 + 4HI \xrightarrow{Red. P} CH_3CH_2CH_3

D

All of the above

Step-by-Step Solution

The Clemmensen reduction involves the reduction of the carbonyl group (>C=O>C=O) of aldehydes and ketones to a methylene group (CH2-CH_2-) on treatment with zinc amalgam and concentrated hydrochloric acid (ZnHg/HClZn-Hg/HCl).

  • Option 2 depicts the Wolff-Kishner reduction, which uses hydrazine (NH2NH2NH_2NH_2) and a strong base (like C2H5ONaC_2H_5ONa or KOHKOH) in a high-boiling solvent (ethylene glycol).
  • Option 3 depicts reduction using hydroiodic acid (HIHI) and Red Phosphorus, which is a powerful reducing method but not the Clemmensen reduction.
  • Option 1, by elimination and matching the standard definition, corresponds to the reaction involving ZnHgZn-Hg and HClHCl.
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