Clemmensen reductions

A form of Clemmensen reduction — An organic reaction in which an aldehyde or ketone carbonyl group is reduced to a methylene with zinc amalgam and hydrochloric acid.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Clemmensen reduction
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