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Ch. 19 - Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution 2: Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
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Capitolo 18, Problema 60

Reduction of two different carboxylic acid derivatives with LiAlH₄ would give the amine shown. Identify these carboxylic acid derivatives.
Reduction of two carboxylic acid derivatives with LiAlH₄ to form an amine with a branched alkene chain.

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Understand that LiAlH₄ (Lithium aluminum hydride) is a strong reducing agent commonly used to reduce carboxylic acid derivatives to alcohols or amines.
Recognize that the reduction of carboxylic acid derivatives to amines typically involves the conversion of amides or nitriles.
Consider that amides (RCONH₂) can be reduced by LiAlH₄ to primary amines (RCH₂NH₂).
Consider that nitriles (RCN) can also be reduced by LiAlH₄ to primary amines (RCH₂NH₂).
Identify that the two carboxylic acid derivatives that can be reduced to the same amine are likely an amide and a nitrile, both having the same carbon skeleton as the resulting amine.

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