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**Question 17**

Which of these can be reduced with LiAlH₄?

**Structures:**
- **A:** Cyclohexanone
- **B:** 1-Hydroxycyclohexanone
- **C:** Cyclohexanone

**Options:**
- Ⓞ C
- Ⓞ B
- Ⓞ A
- Ⓞ all of them
- Ⓞ B and C

LiAlH₄ (Lithium Aluminium Hydride) is a strong reducing agent commonly used to reduce carbonyl compounds like ketones and carboxylic acids to alcohols. The question asks which of the provided compounds can be reduced by LiAlH₄.
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Transcribed Image Text:**Question 17** Which of these can be reduced with LiAlH₄? **Structures:** - **A:** Cyclohexanone - **B:** 1-Hydroxycyclohexanone - **C:** Cyclohexanone **Options:** - Ⓞ C - Ⓞ B - Ⓞ A - Ⓞ all of them - Ⓞ B and C LiAlH₄ (Lithium Aluminium Hydride) is a strong reducing agent commonly used to reduce carbonyl compounds like ketones and carboxylic acids to alcohols. The question asks which of the provided compounds can be reduced by LiAlH₄.
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Lithium aluminium hydride is a strong reducing agent for polar double bond             it will reduce functional group aldehyde carboxylic acid, ketone ,ester

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