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Sum

Predict the main product of the following reaction:\[\begin{array}{c}
\ce{O\phantom{----}O\phantom{-}}\\
\ce{||\phantom{----}||\phantom{-}}\\
\ce{CH3-C-CH2-C-OCH3}
\end{array}\ce{->[(i)NaBH4][(ii)H+]}\]

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Solution

\[\begin{array}{c}
\ce{O\phantom{----}O\phantom{-}}\\
\ce{||\phantom{----}||\phantom{-}}\\
\ce{CH3-C-CH2-C-OCH3}
\end{array}\ce{->[(i)NaBH4][(ii)H+]}
\begin{array}{c}\ce{\phantom{------}O}
\\\ce{\phantom{------}||}
\\\ce{CH3-CHOH-CH2-C-OCH3}\end{array}\]

Concept: Aldehydes and Ketones - Chemical Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones - Reduction

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