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
- Classic trap:
supplies the nucleophile , which attacks the C of the polar C=O. The non-polar, electron-rich C=C repels nucleophiles, so it is left intact. would reduce both — wrong reagent here.