Question
Most reduction reactions
occur by ____ attacking a
carbonyl carbon.
Answer
Most reduction reactions
occur by hydrides attacking a
carbonyl carbon.
Note: Remember that vis a
vis electronegativity, hydrogen
sits in the middle of the periodic
table between boron and carbon. When hydrogen is bonded with anything including or to the right of carbon, hydrogen is electropositive.
Mnemonic: OIL RIG!
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