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What is the product when butan-2-one reacts with NaBH₄?
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NaBH₄ reduces ketones to secondary alcohols. Butan-2-one (CH₃COCH₂CH₃) forms butan-2-ol (CH₃CH(OH)CH₂CH₃).
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