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The hydrolyzed product of an ester, when reduced by LiAlH4LiAlH_4, gives:

A

Two alcohols

B

Two aldehydes

C

One acid and one alcohol

D

Two acids

Step-by-Step Solution

The reaction proceeds in two conceptual steps based on the question wording:

  1. Hydrolysis of Ester: Esters (RCOORRCOOR') undergo hydrolysis to form a carboxylic acid (RCOOHRCOOH) and an alcohol (ROHR'OH) [1, 2].
  2. Reduction by LiAlH4LiAlH_4: Lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4LiAlH_4) is a strong reducing agent. It reduces carboxylic acids (RCOOHRCOOH) to primary alcohols (RCH2OHRCH_2OH). The alcohol (ROHR'OH) produced in the first step remains an alcohol.

Alternatively, direct reduction of an ester by LiAlH4LiAlH_4 also cleaves the ester bond to yield two alcohols: one corresponding to the acyl group (reduced to a primary alcohol) and one corresponding to the alkoxy group. In either interpretation, the final product mixture consists of two alcohols.

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