Organic Chemistry · Chapter 8: Carboxylic Acids

Question

Carboxylic acids can be reduced to ____ by the use of lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH4).

Answer

Carboxylic acids can be reduced to primary alcohols by the use of lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH4).
Carboxylic acids can be reduced to primary alcohols by the use of lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH 4 ).
Note: Aldehyde intermediates may be formed in the course of this reaction, but they, too, will be reduced to the alcohol. Only by LiAlH4, not the less reactive NaBH4.

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