$C H_{3} C H_{2} O H L i A l H_{4} - --- \to ?$

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Solution

$L i A l H_{4}$ can reduce aldehyde or carboxylic acid but it cannot reduce alcohol.
$L i A l H_{4}$ during reduction removes its hydride and supply to the carbonyl carbon atom of aldehyde/Ketone or carboxylic acid.
But in alcohol, the carbon bonded to $- O H$ cannot take this hydride. This is because the alcohol (example ethyl alcohol) act as a non-polar group to $L i A l H_{4}$ .

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