Write chemical equation(s) for following conversions :

i) Acetophenone to ethylbenzene

ii) Benzene to ethylbenzene

iii) Bromobenzene to ethylbenzene

iv) Phenylmagnesium bromide to ethylbenzene

v) n-Octane to ethylbenzene

i) Acetophenone to Ethylbenzene  
Acetophenone is reduced to ethylbenzene through the Clemmensen reduction, using zinc amalgam and concentrated hydrochloric acid.  
C6H5COCH3 + 4[H] → C6H5CH2CH3 + H2O  

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ii) Benzene to Ethylbenzene  
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