Ethyl cyanide can be converted into ethylamine by (I) Sn/HCl (II) H_3O^+ NH_3, KOBr,

MHT CET Chemistry question

Ethyl cyanide can be converted into ethylamine by (I) (II)

Answer: (B)

Reduction of CH3CH2CN with Sn/HCl gives propylamine CH3CH2CH2NH2 (same carbon count), not ethylamine; in (II) hydrolysis gives CH3CH2COOH,

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