Reduction

Reduction of aldehydes and ketones is a common reaction in organic chemistry. The most commonly used reducing agents for this purpose are sodium borohydride (NaBH4) and lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH4). Reduction of aldehydes: Aldehydes can be reduced to primary alcohols using either NaBH4 or LiAlH4 in the presence of an acid catalyst such as HCl.…

Nitriles

Aldehydes and ketones are organic compounds that contain a carbonyl group, which is a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom. In aldehydes, the carbonyl group is at the end of a carbon chain, whereas in ketones, it is in the middle. Nitriles, also known as cyano compounds, are organic compounds that contain a triple…