When butanoic acid reacts with sodium borohydride, 1-butanol is not obtained. However, bubbling is still observed, and heat is produced. 1.Why is 1-butanol not obtained?
a. Sodium borohydride is not reactive enough to reduce a carboxylic acid to an alcohol.
b. 1-butanol is an oxidation product of the carboxylic acid, not a reduction.
c. The butanoic acid bubbles away before it can react with the sodium borohydride.
