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

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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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