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LiAlH(4) is used as ....

`LiAlH_(4) ` is used as ______.

A

an oxidising agent

B

a reducing agent

C

a moderator

D

a water softener

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What will happen if LiAlH_(4) is added to an ester :

In LiAlH_(4) , metal Al is present in :

STATEMENT-1: In LiAlH_(4),Al is sp^(3) hybridised . STATEMENT-2: LiAlH_(4) is a good reducing agent . STATEMENT-3: LiAlH_(4) complex is unstable in water .

Assertion : LiAlH_(4) is more reactive and less selctive than NaBH_(4) as a reducing agent. Reason : LiAlH_(4) reduces both aldehydic group and double bond in conjugate position while NaBH_(4) does not.

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