In Wolff&hyphen;Kishner reduction, the carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones is converted into

Question

In Wolff&hyphen;Kishner reduction, the carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones is converted into (A) -CH2OH (B)  > CH2  (C) -CH3 (D) -CHOH-

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Wolf - Kishner reduction: Aldehyde and Ketones are reduced to hydrocarbons in the presence of excess of hydrazine and strong base on heating. R - underset undersetH|C = O + H 2 N NH 2 xrightarrow[200° C ] KOH R - underset undersetH|CH 2+ N 2+ H 2 O

Q. In Wolff‐Kishner reduction, the carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones is converted into

$- C H_{2} O H$

$> C H_{2}$

$- C H_{3}$

$- C H O H -$

Wolf - Kishner reduction :

Aldehyde and Ketones are reduced to hydrocarbons in the presence of excess of hydrazine and strong base on heating.

$R - H ∣ C = O + H_{2} NN H_{2} K O H 20 0^{\circ} C R - H ∣ C H_{2} + N_{2} + H_{2} O$

Q. In Wolff‐Kishner reduction, the carbonyl group of aldehydes and ketones is converted into

−CH2​OH

>CH2​

−CH3​

−CHOH−

Wolf - Kishner reduction : Aldehyde and Ketones are reduced to hydrocarbons in the presence of excess of hydrazine and strong base on heating. R−H∣​C​=O+H2​NNH2​KOH200∘C​R−H∣​C​H2​+N2​+H2​O

$- C H_{2} O H$

$> C H_{2}$

$- C H_{3}$

$- C H O H -$

Wolf - Kishner reduction :

Aldehyde and Ketones are reduced to hydrocarbons in the presence of excess of hydrazine and strong base on heating.

$R - H ∣ C = O + H_{2} NN H_{2} K O H 20 0^{\circ} C R - H ∣ C H_{2} + N_{2} + H_{2} O$