This is just a modified version of previous IIT question...in this case Acid will harm epoxy ring...
So ans shud be Wolf-Kishner
6 Answers
Pritish Chakraborty
·2010-03-21 06:08:48
Wolf Kishner reduction is in basic medium while Clemmenson reduction is in acidic medium. So (a)?
govind
·2010-03-21 06:09:33
Asish Mahapatra
·2010-03-21 21:43:07
epoxides also undergo cleavage under basic medium also naa (OH- is present in Wolf Kishner) ?
rocky
·2010-03-22 08:13:25
i think asish is right..........as answer given is none of these.........my doubt--why mozingo method not applicable
Manmay kumar Mohanty
·2010-03-22 08:15:12
ya my bad epoxide cleavage can be both acid and base catalyse