Re: TOJC -- Chapter 11 reactions
beardra@plu.edu
Mon, 09 Dec 1996 21:49:53 -0800 (PST)
Bryan,
lithium aluminum hydride is able to reduce acids, esters,
aldehydes, and ketones, while sodium borohydride is only able to reduce
aldehydes and ketones. I am not sure where in the book it would be found,
somewhere in chapter 11, there is a table. Lithium aluminium hydride is a
stronger reducing reagent than borohydride, which is why it reacts with
more compounds.
On Mon, 9 Dec 1996 powellbr@plu.edu wrote:
> I am having trouble discerning between the effects of lithium
> aluminum hydride and sodium borohydride. Could someone please elucidate
> this for me? Thanks.
>
> Bryan
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