Talk:Clemmensen reduction

Improvements

 * Provide a more detailed mechanism (if possible, give an arrow-pushing mechanism image)
 * add an application that uses this reaction to strengthen the article
 * include reaction advantage (eg. how is this reaction preferred over other reductive reactions) and weaknesses (eg. under what conditions would this reaction not work)

. Keep the references general. Read: WP:SECONDARY or better WP:TERTIARY. Understand the difference between apps and claims. No words in any artwork. Words go into caption please. Good luck. --Smokefoot (talk) 19:48, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
 * So far, the only decent ref to Clemmensen in your sandbox is https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-50865-4_31. Please avoid computational analyses of mechanism.  The other refs would be removed by me or other editors most likely.  Rely on books (Organic Reactions is one of the very best). --Smokefoot (talk) 20:52, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Suspect journal. Good chance that its predatory (ask your teacher to explain).  Like I said, Org Reactions is excellent and deep. Its a little old, but deep.  There must be something in there to satisfy your homework.  --Smokefoot (talk) 02:30, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

Here is my draft for the improved article. If you have a chance please take a look and let me know if there is anything I should change. Thank you!(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Shiba111/Clemmensen_reduction). Shiba111 (talk) 23:21, 12 April 2023 (UTC) Finished and uploaded the edits Shiba111 (talk) 23:35, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

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