chem-art Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Anyone knows method of reducing carboxylic acid to alcohol that doesn't include LiAlH4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 what acid is it? and wouldn`t sodium borohydride work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem-art Posted February 5, 2007 Author Share Posted February 5, 2007 sodium boro hydride isn't enough reactive except if i would change OH group of carboxylic group to H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartaglia Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Convert it to an ester first and NaBH4 will work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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