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Chapter 18.4, Problem 4P
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Interpretation: It is to be identified if catalytic hydrogenation can be used to reduce a carboxylic acid to a primary alcohol in the first step of the sequence
Concept introduction: The addition of
Lithium aluminum hydride and sodium borohydride are strong reducing agents. They are inorganic compounds which are used as the reducing agents in
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