How to convert esters to alcohols?

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How to convert esters to alcohols?..

Answer / sarath

LAH is used for the reducing ester ti alchol

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How to convert esters to alcohols?..

Answer / tushar

Hydrolysis of ester we can get alcohol & carboxilic acid.

ex : Hydrolysis of 2- Butanoate we can get ethanol & acetic
acid

11,12 science book plz refer

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How to convert esters to alcohols?..

Answer / mlondi shezi

Esters are hydrolyzed by HOH to Carboxylic acids,react with amines to amides,are reduced by hydrides to aldehydes,then to primary-OH,and react with Grignards to tertiary alcohols.You can also use LiAlH4 in the presence of H3O+,in which you will produce alcohol and LiOH.UKZN second year student.hope that helps

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How to convert esters to alcohols?..

Answer / ramesh

The hydrogenolysis of esters to alcohols is a reaction
between esters and hydrogen which selectively splits a C-0
bond adjacent to a carbonyl group (1).

Ester + Hydrogen ----Alcohol

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How to convert esters to alcohols?..

Answer / madhusudhan

by hydralysis we can get alcahol from esters

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How to convert esters to alcohols?..

Answer / jayesh patel

By alkalline hydrolysis of esters we get mixture of alcohol
and acid.

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How to convert esters to alcohols?..

Answer / fg

Using in Gignart reagent

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How to convert esters to alcohols?..

Answer / raj

DiBAL-H

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How to convert esters to alcohols?..

Answer / vissu22.msc

Dess Martin reagent

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How to convert esters to alcohols?..

Answer / guest

by esterification we have to convert esters to alcholos

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