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Give the preparation of alcohols from carboxylic acids and esters. |
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Answer» Solution :`to` The alcohols are prepared from carboxylic acids and esters by reduction. The REDUCING agent is `LiAlH_(4)//H_(2)O`. The `LiAlH_(4)` reduces carboxylic acids in excellent yield. Commercially the carboxylic acids are converted to ester followed by their reduction using hydrogen in the presence of catalyst. `RCOOH underset((ii) H_(2)O)overset(LiAlH_(4))to RCCOR. underset("Catalyst")overset(H_(2))to RCH_(2)OH+ R.OH` |
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