Question
Bring out the following conversion:
Acetaldehyde to Ethane.
Acetaldehyde to Ethane.
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Answer
$\text{}$$\text{CH}_3\text{CHO}\ \ + \ \ 4\text{[H]}\ \ \xrightarrow[\ \text{conc. HCl}\ ]{\ \text{Zn-Hg}\ }\ \ \text{CH}_3-\text{CH}_3\ \ + \ \ \text{H}_2\text{O}\\ ^\text{Acetaldehyde}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ^\text{Ethane}$
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