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Acetone undergoes reduction with hydrazine in the presence of NaOH to form propane. This reaction is known as
Options
A Clemmensen reduction
B Wolf-Kishner reduction
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C Rosenmund reduction
D Reformatsky reaction
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Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The reduction of acetone to propane using hydrazine (NH2NH2) and a strong base (NaOH) is the Wolf-Kishner reduction. It converts carbonyls to alkanes under basic conditions.

Hint

Which reduction uses hydrazine and base?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1367 of 1999
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