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Q. Reduction of an aldehyde gives

Chhattisgarh PMTChhattisgarh PMT 2007

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Aldehyde on reduction gives primary alcohol, in this reaction number of carbon atoms in aldehyde and alcohol remain same. $ R-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-H\xrightarrow[2[H]]{LiAl{{H}_{4}}/ether}R-C{{H}_{2}}-OH $