Question

Bouveault-Blanc reduction reaction involves:

• A. Reduction of an acyl halide with $H_{2} / P d.$
• B. Reduction of an anhydride with $LiAlH_{4}$
• C. Reduction of an ester with $N a / C_{2} H_{5} O H$ .
• D. Reduction of a carbonyl compound with Na/Hg and HCl

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Bouveault-Blanc reduction involves reduction of an pure impure carbonyl

into alcohol and $\text{R} - \text{C} \equiv \text{N}$ into $\text{R} - \text{CH}_{\text{2}} - \text{NH}_{\text{2}}$ by $\text{Na} / \text{C}_{\text{2}} \text{H}_{\text{5}} \text{OH}$