Experimentally reducing a functional group cannot be done by
which one of the following reagents?

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Step 1: Identifying Reducing Agents
- Pd-C/ and Pt-C/: Standard catalysts for heterogeneous hydrogenation of double bonds, triple bonds, and nitro groups.
- Zn/: Can reduce specific groups (like alkyl halides or in Clemmensen reduction context with ).
- : This is not a standard reagent. Sodium is used with alcohol (Birch reduction or Bouveault-Blanc) but not combined directly with gaseous hydrogen for standard reductions.

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