Explain Reduction with Metal Hydride Reagents ?

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Explain Reduction with Metal Hydride Reagents ?

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Step 1 Reduction

Reduction can be explained in five ways

Addition of hydrogen 

Removal of oxygen

Addition of electropositive elements

Removal of electronegative elements

Gain of electrons.

Examples of Metal hydrides

LiAlH4

NaBH4 etc...

 

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