Chapter 17 – Introduction to Carbonyl Chemistry; Organometallic Reagents; Oxidation and Reduction –LearnSmartAldehydesare more reactive thanketonestoward nucleophilic attack for both steric and electronicreasons.Match each carbonyl compound to the type of product that is formed when the carbonyl compound isreduced by either sodium borohydride or lithium aluminum hydride.oAldehyde:primary alcoholoKetone:secondary alcoholSelect all the statements that correctly describe the mechanism for the LiAlH4 reduction of an aldehydeor ketone.oThe oxygen atom of the C=O group is protonated in Step 2, after the nucleophile attacksoLiAlH4 serves as a source of hydride ion,−¿H:¿(There are no free−¿H:¿ions present)oTheπbond of the C=O group is cleaved in the first step of the reactionWhat, if anything, is wrong with mechanism shown for reduction of acetone with NaBH4?
