When ethanal reacts with sodium amalgam in the presence of H2O what would be its product

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When ethanal reacts with sodium amalgam in the presence of H2O what would be its product

MANOJ KUMAR SAHU 29th Mar, 2019

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Debapriya Dutta 30th Mar, 2019

Hello,

Sodium amalgam is an excellent reducing agent and reduces aldehydes to their corresponding alkanes much like the Clemmension Reduction. Therefore, the major product will be ethane.

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