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Exhibit 8-2 Consider the Reaction Sequence Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

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Exhibit 8-2
Consider the reaction sequence below to answer the following question(s) :
Exhibit 8-2 Consider the reaction sequence below to answer the following question(s) : ​   -Refer to Exhibit 8-2.In the second step of this reaction sequence,the organomercury compound is treated with sodium borohydride,NaBH<sub>4</sub>,to yield the alcohol product.This replacement of a carbon-mercury bond with a carbon-hydrogen bond is termed: A) an oxidation B) a reduction C) a hydroxylation D) a cycloaddition
-Refer to Exhibit 8-2.In the second step of this reaction sequence,the organomercury compound is treated with sodium borohydride,NaBH4,to yield the alcohol product.This replacement of a carbon-mercury bond with a carbon-hydrogen bond is termed:


A) an oxidation
B) a reduction
C) a hydroxylation
D) a cycloaddition

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