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  4. Acetone undergoes reduction with hydrazine in the presence of NaOH to form propane. This reaction is known as

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Q. Acetone undergoes reduction with hydrazine in the presence of $ NaOH $ to form propane. This reaction is known as

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Solution:

Reduction of group to group in the presence of $ NH_{2}NH_{2} $ (hydrazine)
and $ NaOH $ is called Wolff-Kishner reduction.
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