•Reduction
of aldehyde and ketone
carbonyl groups by heating with H2NNH2
and KOH is called the
Wolff-Kishner reduction.
Acylation-Reduction
H
O
CR
H2NNH2, KOH,
triethylene glycol,
heat
AlCl3
RCCl
O
CH2R
permits primary alkyl
groups to be attached
to an aromatic ring