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Reduction of aldehyde and ketone
carbonyl groups using Zn(Hg) and HCl is
called the
Clemmensen reduction
.
Acylation-Reduction
H
O
CR
Zn(Hg), HCl
AlCl
3
RCCl
O
CH
2
R
permits primary alkyl groups to be attached
to an aromatic ring