Choose the correct statement(s) for Wolff Kishner Reaction. (A) The carbonyl group of aldehyde and ketone is reduced to $CH_2$ group. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: |
(A), (B) and (D) only (A), (B) and (C) only (A), (B), (C) and (D) (B), (C) and (D) only |
(A), (B) and (D) only |
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 |