The role of LiAlH ₄ in organic synthesis is___​

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As Reducing Agent

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Use in organic chemistry

Lithium aluminium hydride (LiAlH4) is widely used in organic chemistry as a reducing agent. It is more powerful than the related reagent sodium borohydride owing to the weaker Al-H bond compared to the B-H bond.
The role of [tex]LiAlH_{4}[/tex] in organic synthesis is as (b) a reducing agent.
  • [tex]LiAlH_{4}[/tex] is a strong, unselective reducing agent for polar double bonds.
  • It is one of the most readily available sources of [tex]H^-[/tex] or hydrogen anion.  
  • It can easily reduce aldehydes, ketones, esters, carboxylic acid chlorides, carboxylic acids and even carboxylate salts to alcohols.
  • Whereas the amides and nitriles are reduced to amines.
  • It is more powerful than the related reagent sodium borohydride owing to the weaker Al-H bond compared to the B-H bond.

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