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Give the expected reduced product from the reaction of CH3COCH2COOH with LiAlH4.

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Lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH4) is a strong reducing agent. It will reduce almost any C=O containing functional group to an alcohol.Hence it reduces both, the carbonyl bond and the carboxylic group. Thus, the product is :

CH3CH(OH)CH2CH2OH.

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