MCQ
The Bouveault-Blanc reduction involves
- ✓${C_2}{H_5}OH/Na$
- B$LiAl{H_4}$
- C${C_2}{H_5}Mg{X^ - }$
- D$Zn/HCl$
✓
Answer
Correct option: A.
${C_2}{H_5}OH/Na$
a
(a)$\underset{\text{Ethyl}\,\text{butyrate}}{\mathop{{{C}_{3}}{{H}_{7}}COO{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}}}\,\xrightarrow{Na/{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH}\underset{\text{Butyl}\,\text{alcohol}}{\mathop{{{C}_{3}}{{H}_{7}}C{{H}_{2}}OH}}\,$
(a)$\underset{\text{Ethyl}\,\text{butyrate}}{\mathop{{{C}_{3}}{{H}_{7}}COO{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}}}\,\xrightarrow{Na/{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH}\underset{\text{Butyl}\,\text{alcohol}}{\mathop{{{C}_{3}}{{H}_{7}}C{{H}_{2}}OH}}\,$
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