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Reduction of Carboxylic Acids

RCOOH → RCH2O...

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$R C O O H \to R C H_{2} O H$
This mode of reduction of an acid to alcohol can be effected only by

A

Zn/HCl

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B

Na - alcohol

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C

Aluminium isopropoxide and isopropyl
alcohol

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D

LiAlH

_{4}

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Solution

The correct option is D LiAlH $_{4}$
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