Identify product (A) & (B) from the given product P, Q, R:

Options

A. A = P, B = Q
B. A = Q, B = R
C. A = Q, B = P
D. A = R, B = P

Answer

C

Explanation

Heating the following compound with HCl (as required by the Clemmensen reduction) would cause the alcohol to undergo substitution. Under the basic conditions of the Wolff-Kishner reduction, the alcohol group would remain unchanged.