What is the major product when a ketone is reduced by lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH4)?

A. Aldehyde
B. Alcohol
C. Carboxylic acid
D. Ester

Answer: Alcohol

Additional Information: LiAlH4 reduces ketones to primary or secondary alcohols.

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