Question
The alcohol product(s) of the reduction of 2 -methyl-3-pentanone with LiAlH _ 4 is (are)
BITSAT
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
2020
BITSAT 2020
BITSAT Chemistry Question (2020) — Solution
Options
- A. a single enantiomer
- B. racemic mixture
- C. two diastereoisomers
- D. two structural isomers
Answer
B. racemic mixture
Step-by-step solution
The resultingcompound is C _ 3 H _ 7 CH ( OH ) C _ 2 H _ 5 which is optically inactive and reaction leads the racemisation
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