Reduction of Aldehydes and Ketones to Hydrocarbons

There is a small number of reactions that convert aldehydes and ketones directly to hydrocarbons. 

Perhaps among the most common is the classical Clemmensen reduction, a reaction in which the aldehyde or ketone is treated with amalgamated zinc and aqueous hydrochloric acid and which, on consummation, produces the alkane and zinc salts (Equation 9.12). In cases where the aldehyde or ketone is not soluble in 

More information is available about the Wolff-Kishner reduction. 

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Reduction of Aldehydes and Ketones to Hydrocarbons. Deep hydrogenation of aldehydes and ketones removes the oxygen functionahty and produces the parent hydrocarbons. 

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