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Question
How can the following conversion be brought about:
Acetaldehyde to propan-2-ol.
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}\ce{\underset{\text{Acetaldehyde}}{CH3CHO} + 2(H)->[Na/alc]{CH3 - CH - CH3}}\\\phantom{.......................}|\\\phantom{.........................}\ce{OH}\\\phantom{.......................}\text{Propan-2-ol}\end{array}\]
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