Multiple choice

Which of the following reagents is used in the methylenation of carbonyl compounds?

  1. Webster's reagent

  2. Woollins' reagent

  3. Nysted reagent

  4. Tebbe reagent

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Explanation

The Tebbe reagent is the organometallic compound. It is used in the methylenation of carbonyl compounds, which means that it converts organic compounds containing R2C=O group into the related R2C=CH2 derivative.