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Aldehydes are reduced to primary alcohols by sodium borohydride.

Generic Organic reaction

RCHO
  +  
NaBH4
         
RCH2OH
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Aldehyde (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium borohydride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
1° Alcohol (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Addition: Nucleophilic
Functional Group Interconvertion
Reduction: Of Substrate By Reagent

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