Wolf Kishner reduction is in basic medium while Clemmenson reduction is in acidic medium. So (a)?
6 Answers
					
			Pritish Chakraborty
					·2010-03-21 06:08:48
			
			
			
					
			govind
					·2010-03-21 06:09:33
			
			
			
			This is just a modified version of previous IIT question...in this case Acid will harm epoxy ring...
So ans shud be Wolf-Kishner
					
			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
