JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Aldehydes, Ketones Question Bank Properties

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    Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched [SCRA 2001]

    A)                 \[>C=O\xrightarrow{\text{Clemenson }\!\!'\!\!\text{ s reduction}}>C{{H}_{2}}\]

    B)                 \[>C=O\xrightarrow{\text{Wolf -Kishner reduction}}>CHOH\]

    C)                 \[-COCl\xrightarrow{\text{Rosenmund }\!\!'\!\!\text{ s reduction}}CHO\]

    D)                 \[-C\equiv N\xrightarrow{\text{Stephen reduction}}CHO\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    Wolf-Kishner reduction does not convert \[>CO\] to \[CHOH\] but converts it to \[>C{{H}_{2}}\].


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