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Butanal is reduced (or hydrogenated) to butan-1-ol by sodium borohydride.

Note the reaction is balanced with respect to hydrogen "delivered eqs.", and not the sodium borohydride.
  +  
NaBH4
  +  
2
[H]
         
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Butanal     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sodium borohydride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen delivered equivalents     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
1-Butanol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS

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