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

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Electrophilic addition-elimination reaction
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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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Solution

The correct option is D Nucleophilic addition-elimination reaction
The given reaction is nucleophilic addition-elimination reaction. Here, hydrazine molecules (NH2NH2) are nucleophiles. A nucleophile always attacks an electrophile. Hence, hydrazine molecules will attack the carbon centre (i.e., electrophile) of aldehyde (RCHO). When a nucleophile attacks on an electrophile, the reaction is termed as nucleophilic addition. Simultaneously, a water molecule is also eliminated in the given reaction. Thus, this is the case of elimination reaction.

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