MCAT Practice · Analyzing Organic Reactions
MCAT Question: When reacting a mixture of an aldehyde and a ketone…
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When reacting a mixture of an aldehyde and a ketone with a mild reducing agent, which functional group is most likely to be selectively reduced to an alcohol?
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