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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Borch Reductive Amination
General Characteristics The reaction of aldehydes or ketones with ammonia equivalents or primary or secondary amines in the presence of hydride reducing agents gives alkylated amines. The reductive ...