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Question
Answer the following in one sentence.
Write reaction showing conversion of ethanenitrile into ethanol.
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{......................}\ce{O}\\
\phantom{......................}||\\
\ce{\underset{ethanenitrile}{CH3 - CN} + 2H2O + HCl ->[\Delta] \underset{Ethanoic acid}{CH3 - C - OH} + NH4Cl}
\end{array}\]
\[\ce{\underset{Ethanoic acid}{CH3 - COOH} ->[(i) LiAlH4, ether][(ii) H3O^+] \underset{ethanol}{CH3 - CH2 - OH}}\]
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