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Chapter 22: Q33. (page 910)

Question: Draw the product of each reaction.

a.

b.

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a.

b.

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Step-by-Step Solution Step 1: Reduction of nitriles

Metal hydrides act as reagents for the reduction of alkenes to amine or aldehyde.

You can convert nitriles to amines using . An example is given below:

Reduction of nitrile to amine

Nitriles can be converted to aldehydes using DIBAL-H. An example is given below:

Reduction of nitrile to aldehyde

02

Determination of product

a. Alkyl bromide converts to nitrile initially upon treatment with cyanide. It is then reduced with . The reaction is shown below:

Product of reaction a.

b. The nitrile is converted to aldehyde as shown below:

Product of reaction b.

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