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NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALDEHYDES & KETONES & CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

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Which reduces carboxylic acid directly to primary alcohols?

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Correct option: D

All of these

Option A (

LiAlH_4

) is the most common and strongest reducing agent among the options, but the question is flawed as all options can reduce carboxylic acids to primary alcohols under specific conditions.

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