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Question
Identify compounds A, B and C in the following sequence of reaction.
\[\ce{CH3CH2I ->[NaCN] A ->[OH^-][Partial hydrolysis] B ->[NaOH + Br2] C}\]
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{(Ethyl iodide)}{CH3CH2I} ->[NaCN][-NaI] \underset{\underset{(A)}{(Ethyl cyanide)}}{CH3CH2CN} ->[OH^-][(Partial hydrolysis)] \underset{\underset{(B)}{(Acetamide)}}{CH3 - CONH2} ->[NaOH + Br2][(Hofmann bromamide reaction)] \underset{\underset{(C)}{(Methylamine)}}{CH3NH2}}\]
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