Ketone reduction postlab.

What are the two reducing agents that can be used for reductions, and which was used in this lab?

What ketone was reduced in this lab?

$1$

$4-$tert butxlhexanomes

Draw the mechanism for the reaction between the reducing agent and the ketone used in this lab.

Given the TLC conditions used, was the compound that migrated the furthest the most polar or least polar.

Which compound migrated further on the TLC plate $-$ the ketone or the alcohol?

What was the purpose of the anhydrous sodium sulfate column?

Explain what evidence you have that shows you made the alcohol.

What mass of cyclohexanol did you obtain?

$0\mathrm{.}223g.$

Show your calculations used to calculate the moles of cyclohexanol you obtained.