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Which of the following conversion can be brought about under Wolff – Kishner reduction?

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a

Benzaldehyde to benzyl alcohol

b

Cyclohexanol to cyclohexane

c

Cyclohexanone to cyclohexanol

d

Benzophenone to diphenyl methane

answer is D.

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Aldehydes and ketones can be converted to a hydrazine derivative by reaction with hydrazine. These "hydrazones" can be further converted to the corresponding alkane by reaction with base and heat. This is known as Wolff – Kishner reduction.

Hence Option(D) is the correct answer.

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Which of the following conversion can be brought about under Wolff – Kishner reduction?