Reduction of $>C=O$ to $CH_2$ can be carried out with:

  • A
    Catalytic reduction
  • B
    $Na / C_2H_5OH$
  • C
    Wolff-Kishner reduction
  • D
    $LiAlH_4$

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The correct option for the above reaction is

Which of the following reagents would carry out the following transformation?
$C_6H_5COCH_3 \rightarrow C_6H_5CH(OD)CH_3$ (Note: The product shows a deuterium atom attached to the chiral carbon,not the oxygen).

You have two $C_6H_{10}O$ ketones,$I$ and $II$. Both are optically active,but $I$ is racemized by treatment with acid and $II$ is not. Wolff-Kishner reduction of both ketones gives the same achiral hydrocarbon,formula $C_6H_{12}$. What reasonable structures may be assigned to $I$ and $II$ respectively?

Which of the following represents the major product for the given reaction?

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Cannizzaro's reaction is not given by

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