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Question
Write the structure of the product of the following reaction:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3 - CH2 - CH - CHO ->[NaBH4]}\\
|\phantom{....}\\
\ce{CH3}\phantom{.}
\end{array}\]
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Solution
The −CHO group is reduced to −CH2OH.
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3 - CH2 - CH - CHO ->[NaBH4] CH3 - CH2 - CH - CH2OH}\\
\phantom{...}|\phantom{................................}|\phantom{.}\\
\phantom{......}\ce{\underset{2-Methylbutanal}{CH3}}\phantom{....................}\ce{\underset{2-Methylbutan-1-ol}{CH3}}\phantom{}
\end{array}\]
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