ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHER
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The Bouveault-Blanc reduction involves
1 \({C_2}{H_5}OH/Na\)
2 \(LiAl{H_4}\)
3 \({C_2}{H_5}Mg{X^ - }\)
4 \(Zn/HCl\)
Explanation:
(a)\(\underset{\text{Ethyl}\,\text{butyrate}}{\mathop{{{C}_{3}}{{H}_{7}}COO{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}}}\,\xrightarrow{Na/{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH}\underset{\text{Butyl}\,\text{alcohol}}{\mathop{{{C}_{3}}{{H}_{7}}C{{H}_{2}}OH}}\,\)