Reduction of an Optically Active Aldopentose with NaBH₄ Gives an Optically

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Reduction of an optically active aldopentose with NaBH₄ gives an optically inactive alditol.The aldopentose could be:

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Definitions:

Connective

A logical operator that links propositions in compound sentences, such as "and," "or," "not."

Clause

A part of a sentence that contains its own subject and predicate, which can either stand alone as a sentence or be part of a larger sentence.

Proposition

A declarative statement that can either be true or false but not both, used as the basic building block of logic and argumentation.

Relative Clause

A part of a sentence that modifies a noun and begins with a relative pronoun, like 'who', 'which', or 'that'.