function of aluminium isopropoxide in conversation of ketone to alcohol
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The reducing agents are aluminum alkoxides, mainly aluminum isopropoxide. The reaction is a redox reaction. The starting aldehyde or ketone is reduced to an alcohol, and one alkoxide residue of the aluminum alkoxide is oxidized to the ketone. Aluminum isopropoxide can be regenerated by using isopropanol as solvent.
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