General Characteristics Lithium Alminum Hydride (LAH) is a powerful reducing reagent with the specific formula of LiAlH4. LAH reduces not only ketones and aldehydes but also carboxylic acids and ...
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Reduction with Metal Hydrides
General Characteristics Carbonyl compounds are reduced by metal hydride reagents to give alcohols. A number of reagents with various reducing strengths and properties are known. The metal hydride ...