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Write reactions to prepare ethanamine from Acetonitrile.
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{Acetonitrile}{CH3 - C ≡ N} + 4[H] ->[Na/C2H5OH][or LiAlH4] \underset{Ethanamine}{CH3 - CH2 - NH2}}\]
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