Asked by cassie

Suggest an appropriate reducing reagent for the following substrates and predict the product of the reactions :
(a) 2-hexanone
(b) ethyl 4-nitrobenzoate (reduction of the nitro group)
(c) hexanal
Answered by DrBob222
NaBH4 reduces ketones(a) and aldehydes(c).
This site gives reduction to varying products of the nitro group.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduction_of_nitro_compounds
Answered by Anonymous
2-hexanone + LiAlH4

Hexanal + NaBH4
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