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Synthesis of alcohols : preparation of alcohols using NaBH4

Sal Khan

Abstract

alcohols, ethers, epoxides, thiols, sulfides. In this tutorial, Jay shows how to synthesize alcohols using sodium borohydride, lithium aluminum hydride, and grignard reagents. Source: Khan Academy (www.khanacademy.org), used under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) license. All Khan Academy content is available for free at www.khanacademy.org. Khan Academy does not endorse the World Public Library.

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