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Why does sodium borohydride not reduce the carboxyl group in carboxylic acids?

Options

  1. ASodium borohydride is too reactive.
  2. BCarboxylic acids are not reducible.
  3. CSodium borohydride is not a strong reducing agent.
  4. DSodium borohydride reacts with the alcohol formed.

Correct answer

C. Sodium borohydride is not a strong reducing agent.

Step-by-step solution

Sodium borohydride is not a strong enough reducing agent to reduce the carboxyl group in carboxylic acids efficiently. It is more commonly used for reducing aldehydes and ketones to alcohols.

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