Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceChemistry8.1. Aldehydes and ketones1 Mark
MCQ
Above conversion can be achieved by
A
Wolf-Kishner reduction.
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Clemmensen reduction
C
$LiAlH_4$
D
$NaBH_4$
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Answer
Correct option: B.
Clemmensen reduction
b $(b)$ Quaternary ammonium ion shown below would undergo a Hoffmann elimination reaction under the basic conditions required for the Wolff-Kishner reduction, but it would be inert to the conditions of the Clemmensen reduction.
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