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Reduction of an acid chloride with `LiAlH_(4)` produces

A

secondary alcohol

B

primary alcohol

C

tertiary alcohol

D

a mixture of alcohols

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B
Acid chlorides are reduced to primary alcohols by `LiAlH_(4)` or `NaBH_(4)` and to aldehydes by lithium hydrides or lithium tri-t-butoxaluminium hydride.
`R-overset(O)overset(||)(C)-Cl underset((2)H_(3)O^(+))overset((1)LAH,Et_(2)O)rarr R-CH_(2)OH`
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