The reaction involving the reduction of a ketone to an alkane using zinc amalgam $(Zn-Hg)$ and concentrated hydrochloric acid $(HCl)$ is known as:

  • A
    Finkelstein reaction
  • B
    Williamson's synthesis
  • C
    Clemmensen's reduction
  • D
    Schotten-Baumann reaction

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