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An ester can be reduced to alcohol /alco...

An ester can be reduced to alcohol /alcohols by

A

`LiAlH_(4)`

B

`NaBH_(4)`

C

both A and B

D

None of these

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An ester can be reduced to alcohol by `LiAlH_(4)` (chemical reduction) or by `H_(2)//`copper chromite (catalytic reduction) only. `NaBH_(4)` cannot be used to reduce an ester to alcohol
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