A di-iso-butyl hydride of this element is used to transform acid chlorides into aldehydes.
A di-iso-butyl hydride of this element is used to transform acid chlorides into aldehydes. Like iron, a Lewis acid of this element is often used in Friedel-Crafts reactions. One method for extracting this element uses an aqueous sodium hydroxide and works because this element is soluble in strong bases, but iron oxide is not. That process is supplemented by a cathodic deposition of this element through the use of (*) molten cryolite and the oxide of this element. This element is produced by the Bayer and Hall-Heroult processes. It is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust and extracted from bauxite. For 10 points, name this lightweight element with atomic number 13, a metal often used in soda cans.
A di-iso-butyl hydride of this element is used to transform acid chlorides into aldehydes.
Aluminum [or Al]