JEE Main & Advanced Chemistry Aldehydes, Ketones Question Bank Properties

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    Which one of the following reactions is a method for the conversion of a ketone into a hydrocarbon [MP PET/PMT 1998; CBSE PMT 1989]

    A)                 Aldol condensation        

    B)                 Reimer-Tiemann reaction

    C)                 Cannizzaro reaction       

    D)                 Wolf-Kishner reduction

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

               \[C{{H}_{3}}-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-C{{H}_{3}}\underset{KOH/Glycol}{\mathop{\xrightarrow{N{{H}_{2}}-N{{H}_{2}}}}}\,\]                                 \[C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{2}}-C{{H}_{3}}+{{H}_{2}}O+{{N}_{2}}\]


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