Clemmenson Reduction

CH3COCH3 + conc. HCl/Zn-Hg/D2O/Δ → ??

Are these the products ---
CH3CH2CH3,CH3-CHD-CH3,CH3CD2CH3,

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Pritish Chakraborty ·

Yeah I guess. If we mix D2O along with reaction mixture we will get an exchange reaction where H is exchanged with D, which appears in the product.

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govind ·

I go with the third one CH3CD2CH3

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