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What happens when acetic acid is
reduced by lithium aluminium hydride

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Acetic Acid from Methyl Magnesium Bromide
Methyl magnesium bromide when reacts with dry ice (solid `CO_2`) in etheral solution produce salts of carboxlic acid, which on acidiffication with mineral acids give corresponding carboxylic acids.
`underset"(Methyl magnesium bromide)"(CbarH_3overset(2+)(Mg)barBr)+CO_2rarr`
`CH_3-undersetCunderset"||"O-overset-Ooverset(2+)(Mg)overset-(Br)overset"Hydrolysis"rarrunderset"(Acetic acid)"(CH_3COOH)`
(i) Reaction of `CH_3COOH` with `LiAlH_4`
On reaction of `CH_3COOH` with lithium aluminium hydride `(LiAlH_4)`, it reduce to give an alcohol :
`CH_3COOHunderset"Reduction"overset("(i) "LiAH_4)rarrunderset"(Ethyl alcohol)"(CH_3-CH_2-OH)`
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