Sodium borohydride decomposed by water to form sodium hydroxide, a corrosive material, and hydrogen, a flammable gas. The appearance of sodium borohydride is white to grayish crystalline powder.
The heat of this reaction may adequate to ignite the hydrogen. The material itself is easily ignited and burns powerfully once ignited.
Great reducing agent.
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When 2,8 nonaone is treated with base it gives 4 methy, 4 hydroxy oct-2-one and when it followed by the NaBH4 (Sodium Boro hydride) it gives methyl, 1,7 di hydroxy octane.
Hence the final product obtained is methyl, 1,7 di hydroxy octane.
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