MHT CET · Chemistry · Amines
Alkyl cynides on reduction by sodium and ethanol give primary amines. This reaction is called as
- A Wolff-Kishner reduction
- B Hell-Vohlard-Zelinsky reaction
- C Mendius reduction
- D Clemmensen reduction
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(C) Mendius reduction
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Primary amines can be obtained by the reduction of alkyl cyanide with sodium and ethanol. This is known as Mendius reduction.
Primary amines can be obtained by the reduction of alkyl cyanide with sodium and ethanol. This is known as Mendius reduction.
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