Write the name of reduction product formed when ethyl cyanide is treated with sodium and alcohol.
Q.2 (ii) Write the name of reduction product formed when ethyl cyanide is treated with sodium and alcohol.
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Answer: Propan-1-amine (n-propylamine), CH3CH2CH2NH2
This is Mendius reduction: CH3CH2C≡N + 4[H] → (Na/C2H5OH) CH3CH2CH2NH2.
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