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Diastereoselective reduction of benzoin with sodium borohydride to 1,2-diphenyl-1,2-ethanediol |
| Reaction type: | reaction of the carbonyl group in ketones, reduction, stereoselective addition |
| Substance classes: | ketone, alcohol, complex metal hydride |
| Techniques: | stirring with magnetic stir bar, adding dropwise with an addition funnel, evaporating with rotary evaporator, filtering, recrystallizing, heating with oil bath |
| Degree of difficulty: | Medium |