Lithium aluminum hydride reduces carboxylic acids to primary alcohols via what intermediate?

A) a ketone
B) a methyl ester
C) an aldehyde
D) a secondary alcohol
E) an acid chloride

Primary Alcohols

Organic compounds featuring a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to a primary carbon atom, often reactive and used in the production of various chemicals and solvents.

Carboxylic Acids

Organic compounds characterized by the presence of at least one carboxyl group (-COOH), which includes substances like acetic acid and butyric acid.

Lithium Aluminum Hydride

A powerful reducing agent used in organic synthesis to reduce esters, carboxylic acids, and amides to alcohols.