Question: Ketones undergo a reduction when treated with sodium borohydride, NaBH 4 . What is the structure of the compound produced by reaction of 2-butanone with

Ketones undergo a reduction when treated with sodium borohydride, NaBH4. What is the structure of the compound produced by reaction of 2-butanone with NaBH4 if it has an IR absorption at 3400 cm?1 arid M+ = 74 in the mass spectrum?

1. NABH4 2. H* |CH3CH2CCH 2-Butanone

1. NABH4 2. H* |CH3CH2CCH 2-Butanone

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