Practice mode Aldehydes and Ketones

Reduction of propanone with NaBH₄ gives ____.

Correct answer B. propan-2-ol

Explanation

Sodium borohydride delivers hydride to the carbonyl carbon; after protonation, a ketone is reduced to a secondary alcohol, here propan-2-ol.

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