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Question
Give the structure of A, B and C in the following reaction:
\[\ce{CH3CH2I ->[NaCN] A ->[OH-][Partial hydrolysis] B ->[NaOH + Br2] C}\]
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.......................}\ce{O}\\
\phantom{.......................}||\\
\ce{\underset{Iodoethane}{CH3CH2I} ->[NaCN] \underset{(A)}{\underset{Propane nitrile}{CH3CH2CN}} ->[OH-][Partial hydrolysis] \underset{(B)}{\underset{Propanamide}{CH3CH2-C-NH2}} ->[NaOH + Br2] \underset{(C)}{\underset{Ethanamine}{CH3CH2-NH2}}}
\end{array}\]
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