Question

How can the following conversion be brought about:

Acetic acid to methylamine.

Answer 1

\[\ce{CH3COOH->[NaOH + CaO][Heat] CH4 ->[Cl2, hv] CH3Cl ->[NH3 alc.][Heat] CH3 - NH2}\]

Or 

\[\ce{CH3COOH ->[NH3 , Heat] CH3CONH2 ->[Br2 + KOH] CH3 - NH2}\]