Question
Write the chemical equation for the following conversion (not more than 2 steps):
Acetaldehyde to butane-1,3-diol.

Answer

$\text{CH}_3\text{CHO}\xrightarrow[\text{NaOH}]{\text{dilute}}\text{CH}_3\text{CH}-\text{CH}_2\text{CHO}\xrightarrow{\text{NaBH}_4}\text{CH}_3-\text{CH}-\text{CH}_2-\text{CH}_2\\ ^\text{Acetaldehyde}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ | \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ | \\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{OH} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{OH}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{OH}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Butane}-1,3-\text{diol}$

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