Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Question:

Choose the correct statement(s) for Wolff Kishner Reaction.

(A) The carbonyl group of aldehyde and ketone is reduced to $CH_2$ group.
(B) Wolff Kishner Reaction involves potassium hydroxide and ethylene glycol
(C) The reaction is carried out at a low temperature.
(D) Hydrazine is used in this reaction.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (B) and (D) only

(A), (B) and (C) only

(A), (B), (C) and (D)

(B), (C) and (D) only

Correct Answer:

(A), (B) and (D) only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (D) only

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 this reaction is called Wolff-Kishner reduction.

The reaction is not carried at low temperature.

$ \text{R}_2\text{C=O}\overset{{\text{NH}_2\text{NH}_2,-\text{H}_2\text{O}}}{\longrightarrow}\text{R}_2\text{C=NNH}_2\frac{{\text{KOH/ethylene glycol}}}{\text{heat}}\longrightarrow\text{R}_2\text{CH}_2+\text{N}_2\quad(\text{Wolff-Kishner reduction}) $ 

Correct statements are A, B, D