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Which of the following cannot be made by reduction of ketone or aldehyde with NaBH_(4) in methanol?

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1-butanol
2-butanol
1-methyl-1-propanol
2-methyl-2-propanol

Solution :2-methyl-2-propanol is`C(CH_(3))_(3)OH`. It cannot be obtained by reduction of an aldehyde or KETONE with `NaBH_(4)`


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