Asked • 07/09/19

How many hydride ions are available in NaBH4?

Different sources have different answers. In the reduction of an aldehyde or ketone to an alcohol by Sodium Borohydride, how many moles of aldehyde are reduced by one mole of Sodium Borohydride? While my teacher claims it is 1, Solomons-Fryhle claims it to be 4.

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