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Reduction of aldehydes and ketones into hydrocarbons using hydraiene and sodium ethoxide is called

A)  Clemmensen reduction

B)  Cope reduction

C)   Dow reduction

D)  Wolff-Kishner reduction

Correct Answer: D

Solution :

                 Carbonyl group is reduced to alkyi group by means either Clemmensen reduction\[(Zn-Hg/HCl)\]or Wolff-Kishner reduction.\[(N{{H}_{2}}N{{H}_{2}}/{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}ONa\]. Here carbonyl groups is reduced by using hydrazine and sodium ethoxide, thus it is an example of Wolff-Kishner reduction.