Q. Methylethyl ketone can be reduced to $n$-butane by
A) The Meerwein-Ponndroff reduction
B) The Wolf-Kishner reduction
C) $Mg - Hg,\ H_{2}O$
D) All of the above
Explanation
(b)
Hydrazine in the presence of a strong base reduces [image:12_image513.emf] group to [image:12_image514.emf] group
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This reaction is called Wolff-Kishner reduction
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