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Which of the esters shown, after reduction with LiAlH4 and aqueous workup, will yield two molecules of only a single alcohol ?

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CH3CH2CO2CH2CH3
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C6H5CO2CH2C6H5
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C6H5CO2C6H5
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is B C6H5CO2CH2C6H5
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When ph||COCH2ph is reacted with LiAlH4 2 molecules of similar alcohol is produced.
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ph||COCH2phLiAlH4−−−H2O2phCH2OH

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