Question

Reduction with lithium aluminium hydride procedure

Answer 1

Techniques used/learned: Handling of pyrophoric and moisture sensitive reagents (LiAlH4); vacuum distillation. Lithium aluminium hydride is an excellent reagent for the reduction and hydrolysis of certain polar groups. ... Provided the correct solvent is used, primary and secondary halides can be reduced to hydrocarbons.

Answer 2

Handling of pyrophoric and moisture sensitive reagents (LiAlH4); vacuum distillation. Lithium aluminium hydride is an excellent reagent for the reduction and hydrolysis of certain polar groups. For example, –COCl, -CO2H, –CO2Et, and –CHO are reduced to –CH2OH; >CO to >CHOH; –CH=NOH and –CONH2 to –CH2NH2.