A common use of this reaction is to convert the product of a Friedel-Crafts acylation into an alkyl side-chain.
A common use of this reaction is to convert the product of a Friedel-Crafts acylation into an alkyl side-chain. This reaction typically takes place in a strong acid such as HCl(*), and a zinc catalyst provides the reaction surface. Complementary to the Wolf-Kishner reaction, for ten points, identify this reaction in which an unsubstituted aldehyde or ketone is reduced to the parent hydrocarbon.
A common use of this reaction is to convert the product of a Friedel-Crafts acylation into an alkyl side-chain.
Clemmensen reduction