Why can't Lialh4 be used to reduce nitro benzene to aniline. It is a strong so shouldn't it reduce the nitro group

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Lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH4) reduces aliphatic nitro compounds to amines, but aromatic nitro compounds produce azo products. LiAlH4 is a common reagent for the reduction of nitroalkenes that have been formed using Henry reactions

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