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Which reagent is commonly used to convert a carboxylic acid to an alcohol?
Which reagent is commonly used to convert a carboxylic acid to an alcohol?
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Which reagent is commonly used to convert a carboxylic acid to an alcohol?
LiAlH4
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Lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH4) is a strong reducing agent that can reduce carboxylic acids to primary alcohols.
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Q: Which reagent is commonly used to convert a carboxylic acid to an alcohol?
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Lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH4) is a strong reducing agent that can reduce carboxylic acids to primary alcohols.
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Step 1: Identify the starting material, which is a carboxylic acid.
Step 2: Understand that a carboxylic acid has a functional group -COOH.
Step 3: Know that to convert a carboxylic acid to an alcohol, we need a reducing agent.
Step 4: Recognize that Lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH4) is a strong reducing agent.
Step 5: Use LiAlH4 to reduce the carboxylic acid, which will convert it to a primary alcohol.
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