Bouveault-Blanc reduction reaction involves:

Bouveault-Blanc reduction reaction involves:
  1. Reduction of an acyl halide with H2/Pd.
  2. Reduction of an anhydride with LiAlH4
  3. Reduction of an ester with Na/C2H5OH .
  4. Reduction of a carbonyl compound with Na/Hg and HCl.

Solution

Bouveault-Blanc reduction involves reduction of following compounds into alcohol.

  RCN into primary alcohol by reduction with Na/C2H5OH

Asked in: JEE Main 2016 (09 Apr Online)

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