Question

Reduction with zinc and acetic acid of activated epoxide

Answer 1

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The Clemmensen reduction is an organic reaction used to reduce an aldehyde or ketone to an alkane using amalgamated zinc and hydrochloric acid.

The mechanism for the Clemmensen reduction is not yet fully understood and there are two popular proposals

Answer 2

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■The Clemmensen reduction is an organic reaction used to reduce an aldehyde or ketone to an alkane using amalgamated zinc and hydrochloric acid.

■ The mechanism for the Clemmensen reduction is not yet fully understood and there are two popular proposals