JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Organic Oxidation & Reduction Reactions JEE Main

Wolff-Kishner's reaction is:

(A)Reduction of carbonyl compound into hydrocarbonsCorrect
(B)Reduction of carbonyl compound into alcohols
(C)Reduction of nitrobenzene into aniline
(D)Reduction of carbohydrates to alcohols

Answer: (A)

Solution

Wolff-Kishner reduction converts a carbonyl group fully to a methylene group

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Question ID VK-149704