Ethyl butanoate is heated with sodium metal in absolute ethanol (Bouveault-Blanc reduction). The main organic product is

Abutanal
Bbutan-1-ol
Cbutan-2-ol
Dbutanoic acid

Answer: B

Bouveault-Blanc reduction converts an ester into the primary alcohol of the acyl part (together with the alcohol of the ester part). Ethyl butanoate gives butan-1-ol and ethanol.

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