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Problems and exercisesProtection of carbonyl groups

Exercise 1

How would you convert ethyl 4-oxocyclohexanecarboxylate into 4-(hydroxydiphenylmethyl)cyclohexanone? Say when protection and deprotection take place.

Exercise 2

A compound has an aldehyde and a ketone. How would you reduce only the ketone? Propose one strategy with protection and one without.

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