LiAlH4 is a strong reducing agent that is available as a powder or pellets and used in ether or THF solvent. It reduces compounds that are nonreactive to milder reducing agents like NaBH4 due to the weaker Al-H bonds. The document discusses the reduction mechanisms of LiAlH4 for carboxylic acids, amides, epoxides, and other functional groups.

1. LiAlH4 REAGENT AND IT’S APPLICATION
SUBMITTED BY
MAYUR HARSUKHBHAI
MARVANIYA
MSc CHEMISTRY(SEM-2)
20MSC01014

2. INTRODUCTION OF LiAlH4
 LiAlH4 is a strong reducing agent , available as either power or pallet.
 LiAlH4 used as a suspension in ether or THF(Tetrahydrofuran)and react
violently with water and alcohol.
 LiAlH 4 is used to reduce compound which are nonreactive toward NaBH4.
 LiAlH4 is a strong reducing agent than NaBH4 duo to weaker Al-H bond.
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3. 1.REDUCTION MECHANISM
APPLICATION OF LiAlH4
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4. 2.REDUCTION MECHANISM OF CARBOXCYLICACID
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5. 3.REDUCTION MECHANISM OF AMIDE
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6. 4.REDUCTION OF EPOXIDE BY LiAlH4
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7. REDUCTION OF FUNCTIONAL GROUP WITH LiAlH4
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8. Reference
 https://www.massey.ac.nz/~gjrowlan/oxid/meta.pdf
 https://nptel.ac.in/content/storage2/courses/10410302
3/download/module2.pdf
 https://images.app.goo.gl/2hUmE51qGLaWhuuo7
 https://images.app.goo.gl/GULmKyoSHxMkojtb8
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