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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Question:

What happens when two molecules of acetone is reduced with magnesium amalgam?

Options:

Hexanol is produced 

Butanol is produced 

2-Butanol is produced 

Pinacol is produced 

Correct Answer:

Pinacol is produced 

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 4. Pinacol is produced.

When two molecules of acetone are reduced using magnesium amalgam, the product formed is pinacol. This reaction is known as the pinacol coupling reaction, where two molecules of a ketone (in this case, acetone) are coupled to form a diol (pinacol) through a reduction process facilitated by the magnesium amalgam.


So, the product formed is pinacol, which is 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-butanediol.

Therefore, the correct answer is Pinacol is produced.