Chemistry - Hydrocarbon Question with Solution | TestHub

Clemmensen reduction is a chemical reaction described as a reduction of ketones or aldehydes to alkanes using zinc amalgam and concentrated hydrochloric acid ($\mathrm{HCl}$). In the given molecule the  $\mathrm{C}=\mathrm{O}$ part coverts to ${\mathrm{CH}}_2$ as shown below.