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Question
Reaction of a carbonyl compound with one of the following reagents involves nucleophilic addition followed by elimination of water. The reagent is:
Options
Hydrazine in presence of feebly acidic solution
Hydrocyanic acid
Sodium hydrogen sulphite
A Grignard reagent
MCQ
Solution
Hydrazine in presence of feebly acidic solution
Explanation:
The reaction of a carbonyl compound with hydrazine in the presence of a feebly acidic medium involves nucleophilic addition and it is followed by the elimination of water. The reaction can be represented as follows:
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