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QJEEM23Ch660c: JEE Main 2023 Chemistry - Class 12 JEEM23Ch660c Solution: Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A…
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A:
can be easily reduced using to 
Reason is used to reduce carbonyl group to group.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Assertion A:
can be easily reduced using to 
Reason is used to reduce carbonyl group to group.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Multiple Choice Options
- A are true and is the correct explanation of
- B is false but is true
- C A is true but is false
- D Both and are true but is not the correct explanation of
Step-by-Step Verified Solution
The carbonyl group of aldehyde or ketone gets reduced to alkane on treatment with Zn-Hg with HCl and the reaction is named as Clemmensen reduction.
But for hydroxyaldehyde or hydroxyketone, the alcoholic group gets converted to alkyl halide while carbonyl group gets reduced to alkane.
But for hydroxyaldehyde or hydroxyketone, the alcoholic group gets converted to alkyl halide while carbonyl group gets reduced to alkane.
