Does sodium borohydride reduces alkyne? [closed]








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Will an isolated Alkyne or an alkene be reduced using sodium borohydride ($\ce{NaBH4}$)?




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**Ref**.: Anthony T. Tran, Vincent A. Huynh, Emily M. Friz, Sara K. Whitney, David B. Cordes, A general method for the rapid reduction of alkenes and alkynes using sodium borohydride, acetic acid, and palladium, Tetrahedron Letters, Volume 50, Issue 16, **2009**, DOI: [2009,10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.02.014.](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0040403909002585)


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