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ChemistryOrganic Oxidation & Reduction ReactionsMHT CET

\mathrm{CH_3{-}CH_2C{\equiv}N \xrightarrow{X} CH_3CH_2CHO} The compound X is

Answer: (A)

Solution

The partial reduction of a nitrile to an aldehyde with followed by hydrolysis with boiling water is the Stephen reaction;

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