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Please write three reducing agents commonly used in organic reactions, and also write the examples (reaction).

Please write three reducing agents commonly used in organic reactions, and also write the examples (reaction).

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1.Lithium Aluminum Hydride (LAH)

Lithium aluminum hydride (LAH) is a strong reducing agent . It can reduce a variety of functional groups such as aldehydes, esters,acids, ketones, nitriles, epoxides and azides.

     

2.Sodium Borohydride (NaBH4)

The sodium borohydride is an ideal reducing agent for the reduction of aldehydes
and ketones to give the corresponding alcohols.

3.Dissolving Metal Reductions (Na-Liq. NH3, Li-Liq.
NH3, etc.)   

  Reduction of Conjugated Dienes

  

Reduction of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones

Birch Reduction

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