Practicing Success
Identify the name of the reaction in which a carbonyl compound reacts with hydrazine followed by a strong base like potassium hydroxide (KOH) or potassium tert-butoxide in solvents like diethylene glycol (DEG) or dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) to give a hydrocarbon. |
Mannich reaction Knoevenagel reaction Wolff-Kishner reduction Clemmensen reduction |
Wolff-Kishner reduction |
Wolff-Kishner reduction involves the treatment of a carbonyl compound reacts with hydrazine followed by a strong base like potassium hydroxide (KOH) or potassium tert-butoxide in solvents like diethylene glycol (DEG) or dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) to give a hydrocarbon. |