Which of the following reagents will reduce butanoic acid to butanol?
Correct answer: A. LiAlH4
- A. LiAlH4
- B. LiAlH4.H2O
- C. Mg(BH4)2
- D. All of the above
Explanation
LiAlH4 is a strong reducing agent that can reduce carboxylic acids to primary alcohols like butanol.LiAlH4.H₂O is used only to quench the reaction after reduction, not as the reducing agent itself.Mg(BH4)2 and milder reagents like NaBH4 cannot reduce carboxylic acids effectively.
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