How to Reduce Carboxylic Acids to Aldehydes

🧪 More tutorials & practice questions with solutions🧪 https://www.organicchemistrytutor.com/ 👋 Wanna Chat About Chemistry? Connect with me on Discord:   / discord   This video explores alternative methods for aldehyde and ketone synthesis, specifically focusing on the reduction of carboxylic acids and their derivatives. We discuss the classic Rosenmund reaction for acid chlorides and the use of complex hydrides for creating aldehydes from esters and Weinreb amide. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:27 Rosenmund reaction 02:50 Alternative to Rosenmund 06:34 DIBAL-H 11:32 Weinreb amide reduction 14:46 Recap