Question

Answer the following.

Write a reaction to prepare ethanamine from Nitroethane

Answer 1

Nitroethane on reduction in presence of Sn/HCl or LiAlH₄ in ether yields ethanamine.

\[\ce{\underset{\text{Nitroethane}}{CH3 - CH2 - NO2} ->[LiAlH4/ether]\underset{\text{Ethanamine}}{CH3 - CH2 - NH2}}\]