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Course: UP Class 12 Chemistry > Unit 5
Lesson 2: Preparation of alcohols: From carbonyl compoundsReduction of carbonyl compounds_worked example
Reduction of carbonyl compounds using reducing agents, lithium aluminium hydride and sodium borohydride, gives alcohols. Let's explore the mechanism of this reduction reaction and also solve a few problems based on the same.
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