Aldehydes Ketones Question 108
Question: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched
[SCRA 2001]
Options:
A) $ >C=O\xrightarrow{\text{Clemenson }’\text{ s reduction}}>CH_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 $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Wolf-Kishner reduction does not convert $ >CO $ to $ CHOH $ but converts it to $ >CH_2 $ .
BETA
