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Which of the following conversion can be carried out by Clemmensen reduction ?
A. Benzaldehyde into benzly alcohol
B. Cyclohexanone into cyclohexane
C. Benzoyl chloride into benzaldehyde
D. Benzophenone into diphenyl ethanal

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In clemmensen reduction, image Ogroup of carbonyl compounds is reduced into methylene group `(-CH_(2)-)` in the presence of zinc amalgm and conc. HCl

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