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CARBOHYDRATE acids generally can be converted into the corresponding aldoses by amalgam reduction of a lactone. In cases where lactonization does not really occur or where lactones are unstable, few alternative procedures are available for bringing about this conversion.
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KENT, P., BARNETT, J. Reduction of Glyceric Acid to Glyceraldehyde by Lithium Aluminium Hydride. Nature 197, 492–493 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197492a0
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