4-Nitrobenzoic acid is treated with diborane (B2H6) in THF and then hydrolysed with water. The product is

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4-Nitrobenzoic acid is treated with diborane ( $B X_{2} H X_{6}$ ) in THF and then hydrolysed with water. The product is

Diborane reduces a carboxylic acid group rapidly to a primary alcohol and leaves an aromatic nitro group untouched. The product is

p - O X_{2} N - C X_{6} H X_{4} - CH X_{2} OH

, (4-nitrophenyl)methanol.