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LiAlH4 or NaBH4 ????????


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Why?????????


 


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Q. LiAlH4 and NaBH4 both reduce carboxylic acids / ketones, but only LiAlH4 reduces a nitro group? Why doesn't NaBH4 reduce the Nitro group?

Ans.the first one is probably about the improved reactivity of lithium over sodium. Lithium loves oxygen more than sodium does; this is because nitro groups can be reduced with lithium aluminum hydride; you know that slightly basic sodium borohydride in alcohol or water is used for reduction; lithium aluminium hydride is not. That may be why the different reactivities are.




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but lialh4 is expensive

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Yeah, LiAlH4 is expensive, but it dosen't stop it from being a better reducing agent!!!!!!!!!!!!

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LiAlH4


DUE to presence if Li it can easily lose its 4 hydrogen


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LiAlH4 ------> 4H


NaBH4 ------> NaBH3 + H


so since LiAlH4 gives 3 more hydride ions than NaBH4 hence it is a far more better reducing agent


 


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LiAlH4 is better than NaBH4 as u can reduce carboxylic group with LiAlH4 but not with NaBH4


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 LiAlH4 ismore reactive than NaBH4.


But at the same time handing of NaBH4 is easy.so if in any case we are able to use both we select NaBH4.


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actually NaBH4 is better since is a very selective reducing agent , reduces perticular functions in the compound

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LiAlH4 is a better reducing agent than NaBH4. this is because the al atom has larger size as compared to boron hence the tendenceny to form a hydride(strong) is more in LiAlH4. as such the hydride produced by LiAlH4 is better reducing agent.


 


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LiAlH4 is greater reducing agent. 4 xample LiAlH4 can reduce acid to alcohol where as another one can reduce acid to aldehyde...


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it wud b surely b LiAlH4 b coz Li can easily lose d hydrogens if u refer d organic chemistry of ARIHANT den u wud find d correct reason to it
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