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NEET 2026 Chemistry question

ChemistryOrganic Oxidation & Reduction ReactionsNEET 2026

Select the reagents that reduce nitriles to primary amines. A. (i) ; (ii) B. C. D. E. /aq. Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below.

Answer: (2)

Solution

Nitriles are reduced to primary amines by (A) followed by water, (C) catalytic hydrogenation with , and (D) sodium amalgam in ethanol (Mendius reduction): . (B) (as ,

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Question ID VK-104852