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Carboxylic acids are reduced to alcohols by diborane.

Generic Organic reaction

2
RCOOH
  +  
B2H6
         
2
RCH2OH
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Carboxylic acid (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Diborane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
1° Alcohol (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Functional Group Interconvertion
Multistep: LA/B mechanism
Reduction: Of Substrate By Reagent

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