Monday, February 20, 2017

organic chemistry - Why does LiAlH4 reduce the double bond of cinnamaldehyde, whereas NaBH4 does not?


I read an answer here about why LiAlHX4 does not reduce conjugated double bonds, and that NaBHX4 does. But in the case of cinnamaldehyde, LiAlHX4 reduces the conjugated double bond and NaBHX4 does not. Why is it so?


Citation for LiAlHX4: Quora


Citation for NaBHX4:


NaBH4 with cinnamaldehyde


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