Carbonyls 6. Reduction with Lithal (LiAlH4).
Frank Scullion
This video looks at the use of lithium aluminium hydride (lithal) to reduce aldehydes and ketones to alcohols. It begins by looking at simple reaction shemes where the lithal is represented by [H]. It moves on to show an animation of the practical procedure itself and finally looks at the reaction mechanism (nucleophilic addition with hydride ions).