(a) Write the chemical reaction involved in Wolff-Kishner reduction.(b) Arrange the following in the increasing order of their reactivity towards nucleophilic addition reaction:C6H5COCH3, CH3— CHO, CH3COCH3(c) Why carboxylic acid does not give reactions of carbonyl group?

(a) Write the chemical reaction involved in Wolff-Kishner reduction.(b) Arrange the following in the increasing order of their reactivity towards nucleophilic addition reaction:C6H5COCH3, CH3— CHO, CH3COCH3(c) Why carboxylic acid does not give reactions of carbonyl group?

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(a) Write the chemical reaction involved in Wolff-Kishner reduction.
(b) Arrange the following in the increasing order of their reactivity towards nucleophilic addition reaction:
C₆H₅COCH₃, CH₃— CHO, CH₃COCH₃
(c) Why carboxylic acid does not give reactions of carbonyl group?

Definition Definition Transformation of a chemical species into another chemical species. A chemical reaction consists of breaking existing bonds and forming new ones by changing the position of electrons. These reactions are best explained using a chemical equation.

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