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explain birch reduction with an example of reaction
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Answer 1

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The Birch reduction is an organic reaction that is used to convert arenes to cyclohexadienes. The reaction is named after the Australian chemist Arthur Birch. In this organic reduction of aromatic rings in liquid ammonia with sodium, lithium, or potassium and an alcohol, such as ethanol and tert-butanol

Answer 2

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Explanation:    The Birch reduction is an organic reaction that is used to convert arenas to cyclohexadiene. The reaction is named after the Australian chemist Arthur Birch. In this organic reduction of aromatic rings in liquid ammonia with sodium, lithium, or potassium and an alcohol, such as ethanol and tert-butanol. This reaction is unlike catalytic hydrogenation, which usually reduces the aromatic ring all the way to a cyclohexane  An example is the reduction of naphthalene.