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Orgoman Question
Started by Ibraiz
In the first reaction, an amide is being reduced, you lose the double bonded oxygen. That's just what happens in that particular reaction.
Don't confuse the reduction of "ketones, aldehydes, esters and acids" with "amides".
Don't confuse the reduction of "ketones, aldehydes, esters and acids" with "amides".
LiAlH4 is a very strong reducing agent...if you had something like maybe sodium amide which is a weaker reducing agent, then yes it would reduce it to a hydroxyl group first. Go look up all the reducing agents/oxidizing agents and compare/contrast
