Methylethyl ketone can be reduced to n - butane by :

The Rosenmund reduction

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

The wolff-kishner reduction

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Mg - Hg,

H_{2} O

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

All of the above

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is B The wolff-kishner reduction
alkanes are formed from carbonyl compounds in wolff kishner reduction and also in clemmensen reduction

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Reduction of carbonyl group into –CH₂ in presence of Zn-Hg/HCl is an example of:

- C = O

- C H_{2}

Join BYJU'S Learning Program