What Intermediate Occurs When a Ketone Undergoes a Wolff-Kishner Reduction

question 35

Multiple Choice

What intermediate occurs when a ketone undergoes a Wolff-Kishner reduction?

• A) a cyanohydrin
• B) a hydrated aldehyde
• C) a carboxylate
• D) a semicarbazone
• E) a hydrazone

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