The reaction mechanism occurs in the following stages
Stage 1 .
hydride addition
hydride addition
Stage 2 .
acetate removal
acetate removal
Stage 3. Reduction of aldehyde and carboxylate to alcohol
Reduction of anhydrides to alcohols
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- German Fernandez
- ANHYDRIDE THEORY
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Lithium aluminum hydride reduces the anhydrides to alcohols. In a first stage the molecule breaks, forming aldehyde and carboxylate which are in turn reduced to alcohols.
