Reduction of Aldehydes and Keytones

A brief quiz on reduction reactions involving aldehydes and keytones! Enjoy!

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1. What does the reduction of a keytone form?

  • Secondary alcohol
  • Primary alcohol
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Aldehyde
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2. What is the reducing agent used to reduce aldehydes and keytones?

  • Acidified potassium dichromate
  • Sodiumtetrahydridoborate(iii) (NaBH4)
  • Brady's reagent
  • Tollen's reagent

3. What does the reduction of an aldehyde form?

  • Primary alcohol
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Keytone

4. What is the second product of the reduction reaction, other than the ones stated above?

  • OH+
  • OH-
  • H-
  • H+

5. By what mechanism does the reducing agent you chose above reduce aldehydes and keytones?

  • Nucleophilic addition
  • Electrophilic addition
  • Nucleophilic substitution
  • Electrophilic substitution

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