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Question
_____________ reaction is used to synthesize straight alkyl substituted benzenes.
Options
Etard
Rosenmund reduction
Stephen reaction
Wolf Kishner reduction
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Solution
Wolf Kishner reduction reaction is used to synthesize straight alkyl substituted benzenes.
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