Carbonyl → Alcohol Reduction Chooser (NaBH₄ vs LiAlH₄ Logic): Mechanism + Exam Traps

Pick the mildest hydride that reduces the carbonyl you care about without touching everything else.

• Reaction: Carbonyl → Alcohol Reduction Chooser (NaBH₄ vs LiAlH₄ Logic)
• What it does: Pick the mildest hydride that reduces the carbonyl you care about without touching everything else.
• Typical reagents: NaBH4, MeOH (example path)
• Key intermediate: Varies / context-dependent
• Driving force: Hydride delivery to electrophile
• Exam type: Choose reagents
• Exam type: Plan order of operations
• Exam type: Chemoselectivity