1. A Review of General Chemistry
Lewis Structure
1PRACTICE PROBLEM
NaBH4 is a weaker reducing agent than LiAlH4. It can be used to selectively reduce aldehydes or ketones in the presence of esters, such as in the selective reduction of the ketone functional group of methyl 3-oxobutanoate. Write the appropriate Lewis structure for NaBH4.
NaBH4 is a weaker reducing agent than LiAlH4. It can be used to selectively reduce aldehydes or ketones in the presence of esters, such as in the selective reduction of the ketone functional group of methyl 3-oxobutanoate. Write the appropriate Lewis structure for NaBH4.