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Ketones are reduced to (methylene) alkanes by Wolff-Kishner reduction: hydrazine and potassium hydroxide.

Generic Organic reaction

  +  
H2N–NH2
  +  
OH(aq)
         
  +  
N2
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Ketone (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrazine     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Aqueous alkali, 0.05 to 1.0 molar (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Alkyl, -CH2- (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Nitrogen     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Functional Group Interconvertion
Multistep: LA/B mechanism
Reduction: Of Substrate By Reagent

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