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2a)  An alcohol is being reacted with a ketone.  Following the Reaction Map we see that first a hemiketal will be formed, followed by the formation of a ketal.

2b)  A secondary alcohol (see question #10 in chapter 3 of this tutor) was formed by the addition of the H2 with a Pt catalyst.  In this case, we follow the Reaction Map in reverse, from secondary alcohol back to "Hydrogenation" and see that a ketone was reacted with the hydrogen.  So, we simply remove the hydrogens that were added on the C=O bond;

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