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Q. Diborane easily reduce the functional group such as

Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Solution:

Diborane does not easily reduce functional groups such as ester, nitro, halo etc. Carboxylic acids are reduced to primary alcohols by lithium aluminium hydride or better with diborane.