Consider the reaction: RCHO+NH2NH2→RCH=NNH2 What sort of reaction is it?
A
Free radical addition elimination reaction
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B
Electrophilic substitution-elimination reaction
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C
Nucleophilic addition elimination reaction
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D
Electrophilic addition elimination reaction
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Solution
The correct option is C Nucleophilic addition elimination reaction
R−CHO+NH2−NH2⟶RCH=NNH2
The above reaction is Wolf Kirchner reduction.
Here NH2−NH⊖ is nucleophile added to aldehyde and water molecule is eliminated from the compound hence it is nucleophilic addition elimination reaction.