m-nitroacetaphenone and sodium borohydride?

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m-nitroacetaphenone and sodium borohydride?

What is the product when m-nitroacetaphenone is treated with NaBH4 in ethanol?

I cant figure out what the forumla for the product is. Any help would be great.
Thanks

2007-11-13 05:38:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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The ketone will be reduced to the alcohol.

2007-11-13 07:30:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋

A secondary alcohol: CH3CH(OH)C6H4(NO2)

2007-11-13 05:59:36 · answer #2 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋