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Which of the following pair gets converted into alcohol by reduction ?

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Acetic ACID and acetaldehyde
Ethyl benzoate and BENZOIC acid
Chloro ethane
(A) and (B) both

Solution :`underset("Acetic acid")(CH_(3)COOH) underset(LiAlH_(4),H_(2)O)overset("Reduction")to CH_(3)CH_(2)OH`
`underset("Acetaldehyde")(CH_(3)CHO) underset(NaBH_(4))overset("Reduction")to underset("Ethanol")(CH_(3)CH_(2)OH)`
(B)
( C) Chloroethane is not CONVERTED to alcohol by reduction.


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