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

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Benzaldehyde to benzyl alcohol

Cyclohexanol to cyclohexane

Benzophenone to diphenyl methane

Cyclohexanone to cyclohexanol

answer is D.

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Wolff-Kishner reduction reactions involve treatment of Ketone with hydrazine and strong alkali in presence of glycol at 293 K Temperature to give corresponding alkane.

Here Benzophenone reacts with the same manner to give the final product as diphenyl methane along with nitrogen gas and water molecule removal.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D) Benzophenone to diphenyl methane.

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