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Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

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The chemical reaction in which the carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones is reduced to $CH _{2}$ group on treatment with hydrazine followed by heating with sodium or potassium hydroxide in high boiling solvent such as ethylene glycol is known as Wolff-Kishner reduction.

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