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:
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