Chhattisgarh PMT Chhattisgarh PMT Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    Reduction of an aldehyde gives

    A)  primary alcohol

    B)  monocarboxylic acid

    C)  secondary alcohol

    D)   tertiary alcohol         

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Aldehyde on reduction gives primary alcohol, in this reaction number of carbon atoms in aldehyde and alcohol remain same. \[R-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-H\xrightarrow[2[H]]{LiAl{{H}_{4}}/ether}R-C{{H}_{2}}-OH\]


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