MCQ
Reduction of an aldehyde produces
- ✓Primary alcohol
- BMonocarboxylic acid
- CSecondary alcohol
- DTertiary alcohol
✓
Answer
Correct option: A.
Primary alcohol
a
(a)$\mathop {R - CHO}\limits_{{\text{Aldehyde}}} \xrightarrow{{{\text{Reduction}}}}\mathop {R - C{H_2} - OH}\limits_{{1^o}\,\,{\text{alcohol}}} $
(a)$\mathop {R - CHO}\limits_{{\text{Aldehyde}}} \xrightarrow{{{\text{Reduction}}}}\mathop {R - C{H_2} - OH}\limits_{{1^o}\,\,{\text{alcohol}}} $
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