What represents the best method for converting a carboxylic…

Chemistry Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives NTA Abhiyas Question Single Correct MCQ

Published on: August 12, 2026

What represents the best method for converting a carboxylic acid to an aldehyde?

Convert the acid to an acid chloride, and react the acid chloride with water.

Reduce the acid with LiAlH 4 .

Convert the acid to an acid chloride, and reduce the acid chloride with lithium aluminium tri(t-butoxy) hydride.

Convert the acid to an acid chloride, react the acid chloride with a Grignard reagent, and reduce the product with LiAlH 4 .

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The correct answer is:

(i) This method will not work

Aldehyde will not form

(ii) Carboxylic acid are not reduced by L1A1H 4 .

(iii) This method is best

(iv) This method will produce alcohol rather than aldehyde:

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