What happens when a carboxylic acid is treated with lithium aluminium hydride?

Aldehyde is formed.

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Primary alcohol is formed.

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Ketone is formed.

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Grignard reagent is formed.

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Solution

The correct option is C Primary alcohol is formed.
$R C O O H + 4 H L i A l H_{4} - --- \to R C H_{2} O H + H_{2} O$

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