CH2OH он NaBHA но но- HOCH2CHCHCHCHCH2OH H20 он но он OHI OH Glucose Sorbitol

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When glucose is treated with NaBH4, reaction occurs to yield sorbitol, a polyalcohol commonly used as a food additive. Show how this reduction occurs.

 

CH2OH
он
NaBHA
но
но-
HOCH2CHCHCHCHCH2OH
H20
он но он
OHI
OH
Glucose
Sorbitol
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