Clemmensen Reduction

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Reduction of aldehydes and ketones to alkanes using zinc amalgam in acidic medium:

$$ R-CHO \stackrel{\mathrm{Zn(Hg)/HCl}}{\longrightarrow} R-CH_{3} $$
$$ R-CO-R' \stackrel{\mathrm{Zn(Hg)/HCl}}{\longrightarrow} R-CH_{2}-R' $$
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