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The reaction C6H5COCH3NH2NH2KOHC6H5CH2CH3 is known as

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a

Catalytic reduction

b

Clemmensen reduction

c

Wolf-Kishner reduction

d

Rosenmund reduction

answer is C.

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The reduction with NH2NH2/KOH is known as Wolf-Kishner reduction.

Aldehydes and ketones are transformed into an alkane in the Wolff-Kishner reduction, a chemical process that takes place in the presence of hydrazine, a base, and heat. Alkanes are created when aldehydes or ketones are heated with hydrazine and potassium hydroxide in ethylene glycol.

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