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Bouveault Blanc reduction.

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Esters on reduction with sodium in alcohols yield primary alcohols.
`underset("Ethyl acetate")(CH_(3)COOC_(2)H_(5))+4Hoverset(Na,C_(2)H_(5)OH)(to)underset("Ethyl alcohol")(2C_(2)H_(5)OH)`
Aldehydes give `1^(@)` alcohols whereas ketones give `2^(@)` alcohols
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