13. Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds
Reducing Agent
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Problem 18f
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionSodium triacetoxyborohydride, NaBH(OAc)3, is a mild
reducing agent that reduces aldehydes much more quickly
than ketones. It can be used to reduce aldehydes in
the presence of ketones, such as in the following reaction:
(a) Draw a complete Lewis structure for sodium
triacetoxyborohydride.
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