Vanillin Reduction with Sodium Borohydride to form Vanillyl Alcohol Started with 2.517g vanillin and 5.0mL NaBH4 Crude Product=...

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Vanillin Reduction with Sodium Borohydride to form VanillylAlcohol

Started with 2.517g vanillin and 5.0mL NaBH4

Crude Product= 7.568g

Recrystallized Product= 2.297g

a) Calculate the %yield for both the crude and \"fully\"synthesized product

b) Explain why this is likely not 100%. How could this beimproved

c) Draw mechanism

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