20.5 Hydride Reduction Reactions

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    Reduction with Sodium Borohydride (NaBH4)

    NaBH4 reduces ketones and aldehydes. It can also be used to reduce acid halides and anhydrides but LiAlH4 is more commonly used.

    NaBH4 reduces ketones and aldehydes. It can also be used to reduce acid halides and anhydrides but LiAlH4 is more commonly used.

    reduction of acid chloride with NaBH4
    reduction of acid anhydride with NaBH4

    Reduction with Lithium Aluminum Hydride (LiAlH4 aka LAH)

    LiAlH4 reduces ketones, aldehydes, acid chlorides, acid anhydrides, esters, carboxylic acids, amides, nitriles (and others)

    reduction of acid halide with LiAlH4
    reduction of acid anhydride with LiAlH4
    reduction of carboxylic acid with LiAlH4
    reduction of carboxylic acid with BH3
    reduction of ester with LiAlH4
    reduction of amide with LiAlH4
    reduction of nitrile with LiAlH4

    Reduction with Lithium Tri-t-butoxy Aluminum Hydride

    Lithium Tri-t-butoxy Aluminum Hydride reduces acid chlorides and acid anhydrides to aldehydes

    reduction of acid chloride with tri-t-butoxyaluminum hydride
    reduction of acid anhydride with tri-t-butoxyaluminum hydride

    Reduction with DIBAH (aka DIBALH)

    DIBAH reduces esters to aldehydes

    reduction of ester with DIBAH