Clemmensen or Wolff-Kishner reduction of a given carbonyl compound
This type of question, asked 4 times: 2021 Paper 2, 30 Jan 2023, 11 Apr 2023, 29 Jan 2025. All 4 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2021 Paper 2
43Which of the following reagent is suitable for the preparation of the product in the above reaction.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
30 Jan 2023
131Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: can be easily reduced using to Reason is used to reduce carbonyl group to group. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
11 Apr 2023
122Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: can be subjected to Wolff-Kishner reduction to give Reason R: Wolff-Kishner reduction is used to convert In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
29 Jan 2025
41The product formed in the following reaction isTap an option to check your answer.