MHT CET 2023 Chemistry question

Which of the following is Wolf-Kishner reduction?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

Wolf-Kishner reduction converts the carbonyl group of an aldehyde or ketone into a methylene group () by heating with hydrazine to form the hydrazone, followed by treatment with KOH in a high-boiling solvent such as ethylene glycol, with loss of . This is

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