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Can LDA be used to react with a non-alpha proton

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Can LDA be used to react with a non-alpha proton. ex, have alcohol on one end of chain, and carbonyl on opposite end of chain. Why would LDA react with the alcohol instead of carbonyl?

does acidity of the H matter?

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