21: Hydride Reactions Last updated May 22, 2020 Save as PDF 20.5: Specifically Prepare Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary Alcohols Using Carbon Nucleophiles Such as Alkynide Ions and Grignard Reagents 21.1: Using Hydrogen as a Nucleophile in Hydride Reductions Page ID216856 Sergio Cortes University of Texas at Dallas ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) Topic hierarchy21.1: Using Hydrogen as a Nucleophile in Hydride Reductions21.2: Synthetic Outcomes21.3: Reactions with Acid Chlorides and Esters21.4: Electrophilicity of Carbonyl Groups Versus Carboxyl Groups21.5: Reduction of Carboxyl Groups to Aldehydes Using Modified Hydride Reagents21.6: Hydride Reductions of Carbonyl and Carboxyl Groups Chart21.7: Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds and Acid Chlorides Through Catalytic Hydrogenation21.8: Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbonyl Groups and Acid Chlorides21.9: Summary of Methods to Synthesize Alcohols From Carbonyl Compounds