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What happens when an ester reacts with sodium borohydride |
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Answer» Sodium borohydride is a good reducing AGENT. ... By itself, it will generally not reduce esters, carboxylic ACIDS, or amides (ALTHOUGH it will reduce ACYL CHLORIDES to alcohols). It is also used in the second step of the oxymercuration reaction to replace mercury (Hg) with H |
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