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Chapter 22: 4P (page 868)

What alcohol is formed when each compound is treated with NaBH4in CH3OH?

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The alcohols formed when each compound is treated with NaBH4 in CH3OHare mentioned below:

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Step-by-Step Solution Step 1: Function of NaBH4

Sodium borohydride is a “strong reducing agent” that reduces ketone into secondary alcohol and aldehyde into primary alcohol.

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Mechanism of the reducing action of NaBH4

The B-H is weakly polar, the hydride present inNaBH4 acts as a nucleophile, and as a result, it can readily attack the carbonyl carbon center to yield alcohol.

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Explanation

Based on the explanations, the alcohols formed when each compound is treated with NaBH4 in CH3OH are mentioned below:

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