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How can alcohols be prepared from carbonyl compounds ?

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Alcohols can be prepared by reduction of aldehydes and ketones. This reduction can be carried either by catalysts or in the presence of reducing agents such as LiA`Lh_(4)` or `NaBH_(4)`
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