Question

The reduction of alkyl halides takes place in the presence of
(A) Zn/HCI
(B) Na/HCI
(C) Mg/HCI
(D) Cu/HCI
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Answer 1

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C) Mg/HCI

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Answer 2

The reduction of alkyl halides takes place in the presence of Zn/HCI. (Option A)

• Alkanes are formed when alkyl halides (excluding fluorides) are reduced with zinc dilute hydrochloric acid.
• The reductive dehalogenation of alkyl halides, in which the halogen atom is substituted by a hydrogen atom in the vicinity of proton donors such as carboxylic acids or water, is a key reaction of activated zinc.
• As a result, option A is the proper response to the question.