MHT CET Chemistry question

Carbonyl compounds are reduced to alcohols by hydride reagents. This reduction involves

Answer: (C)

Solution

Hydride (H⁻) adds to the carbonyl carbon (net addition of two hydrogens across C=O) to give an alkoxide,

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