Question 15.52: The reduction of each of the following compounds by lithium ......
The reduction of each of the following compounds by lithium aluminum hydride yields two products. Explain why.
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Attack of hydride ion can occur from either side of the plane of the carbonyl group although not with equal probability. A mixture of geometric isomers occurs in both (a) and (b).
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