Wolff-Kishner reduction

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By way of this reaction, the carbonyl of aldehydes or ketones can be reduced to a - $CH_{2}$ - group:

Figure 47.21: Wolff-Kishner reduction.
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**Figure 47.21:** Wolff-Kishner reduction.
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