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Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
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Clemmensen

A chemical reduction process that converts carbonyl groups in aldehydes or ketones to alkanes using zinc amalgam and hydrochloric acid.

Wolff-Kishner

A chemical reduction process that completely removes oxygen from a carbonyl group, converting it into a methylene group.

Hydroxylamine

A compound with the formula NH2OH, used as a reducing agent and in the synthesis of various chemicals.

Benzaldehyde

An aromatic aldehyde with the formula C6H5CHO, known for its almond-like scent and used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.

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