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Chapter 22: 42P (page 868)

Draw the products of each reduction reaction.

a.

b.

c.

d.

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The products of each reduction reaction are shown below: -

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Step-by-Step Solution Step 1: Metal hydrides

Metal hydrides such asNaBH4and are powerful reducing agents that reduce an aldehyde into primary alcohol and a ketone into secondary alcohol.

LiAlH4is more powerful than . It can also reduce other powerful functional groups like carboxylic acid and its derivatives into alcohols.

In the case of LiAlH[OC(CH3)3]3, as the electron-withdrawing groups are attached with aluminum, the reducing nature gets decreased and the reaction occurs only at the aldehyde stage.

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Function of metal hydrides

The functions of the metal hydrides are shown below:-

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Mechanism of the reducing action of metal hydrides

The M-H is polar, and the hydride present in M-H acts as a nucleophile. As a result, it can readily attack the carbonyl carbon center to yield alcohol.

Representation of the mechanism of M-H

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