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Click the "draw structure" button to launch the drawing utility. Draw the product of the reaction of propanal with lithium aluminum hydride, followed by water.

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Answer:

Product: propan-1-ol

Step-by-step explanation:

IIn this case, we have to remember that
LiAlH_4 is a reduction agent. So, this is a reduction reaction. The
LiAlH_4 has the ability to produce hydride ions
H^-. This ion can attack the carbonyl group generating a negative charge in the oxygen. In the next step, the negative charge in the oxygen can attack a water molecule to protonate the molecule and produce propan-1-ol.

See figure 1

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