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In both Clemmensen and Wolff-Kishner reductions, the carbonyl oxygen is replaced by what?
ATwo hydrogen atoms
BTwo chlorine atoms
COne hydroxyl group
DOne amino group
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Two hydrogen atoms
The C=O group becomes a CH2 group, so oxygen is replaced by two hydrogens.
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