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Q 12.17     Complete each synthesis by giving missing starting material, reagent or products.

      (viii)      CH_{2}COCH_{2}COOC_{2}H_{5}\xrightarrow[ii. H^{+}]{i. NaBH_{4}}  

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In this reaction NaBH_{4} is a reducing agent, which reduces the CO group of the compound.

NaBH4 is a white inorganic compound that's effective at reducing aldehydes and ketones to alcohols. It's considered a mild reducing agent because it can reduce the carbonyl group without reducing other functional groups, such as nitro, carboxyl, double bond, and ester groups.

 

 

 

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