Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

Ethanal, $\text{CH}_3\text{CHO}$, can be reduced with $\text{NaBH}_4$ in aqueous ethanol. This proceeds by nucleophilic addition. What might be the first step in this mechanism?

  • Aattack of an $\text{H}^-$ ion at the carbon atom of the carbonyl group
  • Battack of an $\text{H}^-$ ion at the oxygen atom of the carbonyl group
  • Cattack of an $\text{H}^+$ ion at the carbon atom of the carbonyl group
  • Dattack of an $\text{H}^+$ ion at the oxygen atom of the carbonyl group

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