What type of reaction is observed in the reduction of the compounds in the image? What compound can reduce them?   And why are there two cases in the first reaction?

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What type of reaction is observed in the reduction of the compounds in the image? What compound can reduce them?
 
And why are there two cases in the first reaction?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OH
он
он
pentane-2,3-dione
pentane-2,3-diol
OH
alpha-hydroxypentanone
OH
butane-2,3-dione
3-hydroxybutanone
butane-2,3-diol
Transcribed Image Text:OH он он pentane-2,3-dione pentane-2,3-diol OH alpha-hydroxypentanone OH butane-2,3-dione 3-hydroxybutanone butane-2,3-diol
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