Which of the reagents listed below would efficiently accomplish the transformation of CH₃CH₂C≡CCH₂CH₂CHO into CH₃CH₂C≡CCH₂CH₂CH₂OH?

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NaBH4 is a selective reducing agent capable of converting aldehydes and ketones to their corresponding alcohols without affecting other functional groups in the molecule. In this case, the aldehyde group in the starting material can be selectively reduced to an alcohol using NaBH4 to obtain the desired product. KMnO4 is an oxidizing agent and will not produce the desired alcohol product. Br2 in CCl4 is a halogenation reagent and will not produce the desired alcohol product. H2/Ni is a hydrogenation reagent and will reduce the triple bond to a single bond without affecting the aldehyde group. Therefore, the best choice in this scenario is NaBH4.

Which of the Reagents Listed Below Would Efficiently Accomplish the Transformation