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Consider the reaction:
RCHO+NH2NH2RCH=NNH2
What sort of reaction is it?

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Free radical addition elimination reaction
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Electrophilic substitution-elimination reaction
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Nucleophilic addition elimination reaction
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Electrophilic addition elimination reaction
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Solution

The correct option is C Nucleophilic addition elimination reaction
RCHO+NH2NH2RCH=NNH2
The above reaction is Wolf Kirchner reduction.
Here NH2NH is nucleophile added to aldehyde and water molecule is eliminated from the compound hence it is nucleophilic addition elimination reaction.

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