The role of LiAlH ₄ in organic synthesis is___
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As Reducing Agent
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Use in organic chemistry
Lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) is widely used in organic chemistry as a reducing agent. It is more powerful than the related reagent sodium borohydride owing to the weaker Al-H bond compared to the B-H bond.
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The role of
in organic synthesis is as (b) a reducing agent.
is a strong, unselective reducing agent for polar double bonds.
- It is one of the most readily available sources of
or hydrogen anion.
- It can easily reduce aldehydes, ketones, esters, carboxylic acid chlorides, carboxylic acids and even carboxylate salts to alcohols.
- Whereas the amides and nitriles are reduced to amines.
- It is more powerful than the related reagent sodium borohydride owing to the weaker Al-H bond compared to the B-H bond.
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