why LiAlH4 is used for preparing special chemicals only
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Lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) is widely used in organic chemistry as a reducing agent. ... Often as a solution in diethyl ether and followed by an acid workup, it will convert esters, carboxylic acids, acyl chlorides, aldehydes, and ketones into the corresponding alcohols (see: carbonyl reduction).
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