Question
A strong reducing agent like LiAlH4 (LAH) is needed to ____
Answer
A strong reducing agent like LiAlH4 (LAH) is needed to reduce a carboxylic acid or an ester into an alcohol (for esters it essentially ejects the orginal OR group, under acidic conditions)
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