Reaction Summary
Reagents
- Sodium tetrahydridoborate,
Conditions
- Aqueous/alcoholic solution, room temperature
Catalyst
- None
Chemical Equation
Equation
By-Products
- None
Observations
Observations
- No visible change (colourless liquid/solution throughout)
⚠️ 9701 Exam Notes / Pitfalls
Warning
- The ketone becomes a secondary alcohol; the existing OH is untouched.
- Check for a new chiral centre — reduction of an unsymmetrical ketone gives a racemic product at that carbon.