Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Clemmensen reduction of benzaldehyde yields.......

Answer: Toluene

Do you know what is meant by clemmensen reduction? It is important to note that clemmensen reduction involves the reduction of aldehydes & ketones to hydrocarbons by using amalgamated Zn & concentrated HCl. This is represented by the following equation:
CH3COCH3---->CH3CH2CH3

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