Vanillin Reduction with Sodium Borohydride to form Vanillyl Alcohol Started with 2.517g vanillin and 5.0mL NaBH4...

Vanillin Reduction with Sodium Borohydride to form Vanillyl Alcohol

Started with 2.517g vanillin and 5.0mL NaBH₄

Crude Product= 7.568g

Recrystallized Product= 2.297g

a) Calculate the %yield for both the crude and "fully" synthesized product

b) Explain why this is likely not 100%. How could this be improved

c) Draw mechanism

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queen_honey_blossom answered 1 year ago

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