Which reagent is commonly used to convert a carboxylic acid to an alcohol?
Correct Answer: Lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH4)
- 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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