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Lithium aluminum hydride and diethylaluminum hydride add to 1,3-butadiene both in the 1,2- (and 3,4-) position and the 1,4-position.
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Aluminum hydride adds to 1,3-butadiene in the 1,2- (and 3,4-) position.
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Zakharkin, L.I., Savina, L.A. & Antipin, L.M. Orientation in the addition of some aluminum hydrides to 1,3-butadiene. Russ Chem Bull 11, 931–933 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00905207
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00905207