is that an aldehyde... i thot it was OCH3
7 Answers
Asish Mahapatra
·2009-11-02 21:52:59
32. D-8 .. reduces ester to alcohol
33. D-7 .. nucleophilic substitution
thinking abt the rest
eureka123
·2009-11-02 21:55:17
@ asish
for D-8
any explaiantion why LiALH4 would react with ester part only and not with aldehde part on the other side ??
RAY
·2009-11-02 22:16:21
hey ..the answer is LiALH4 as NaBH4 doesnt reduce esters as it is very selective n less reactive...[given in arhant:)]