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Why does NaBH4 reaction, followed by the treatment of H3O reduce ketones to alcohols? 


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Addition of hydrogen to carbonyl carbon of ketone gives alcohol.  In reduction reaction, sodium borohydride acts as good reducing agent which donates hydride ions to ketones to form alkoxide ion.  In the next step, acid work up occurs to form a...


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