Butanone is treated with Zinc amalgam and concentrated Hydrochloric acid. Which hydrocarbon is produced as the final product of this specific reduction?
Q1. Butanone is treated with Zinc amalgam and concentrated Hydrochloric acid. Which hydrocarbon is produced as the final product of this specific reduction?
Answer: n-Butane
Explanation: Clemmensen reduction (Zn-Hg/HCl) reduces the carbonyl group of Butanone directly to a CH2 group, forming n-Butane. Option B is the product of partial reduction.