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19.12 Biological Reductions

As a general rule, nucleophilic addition reactions are characteristic only of aldehydes and ketones, not of carboxylic acid derivatives. The reason for the difference is structural. As discussed previ

1. As a general rule, nucleophilic addition reactions are chara

As a general rule, nucleophilic addition reactions are chara

2. The Cannizzaro reaction is rarely used today but is interest

The Cannizzaro reaction is rarely used today but is interest

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