Organic Chemistry · Chapter 8: Carboxylic Acids

Question

A gentler reducing agent like ____ is not strong enough to reduce carboxylic acids.

Answer

A gentler reducing agent like sodium borohydride (NaBH4) is not strong enough to reduce carboxylic acids.
A gentler reducing agent like sodium borohydride (NaBH 4 ) is not strong enough to reduce carboxylic acids.
Note: Aldehyde intermediates may be formed in the course of this reaction, but they, too, will be reduced to the alcohol.

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