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ChemistryHalogen DerivativeNUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS (SN1 AND SN2), SN(NEIGHBOURING GROUP PARTICIPATION), SNIEasy2 minPYQ_2020

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Alkyl cyanides undergo Stephen reduction to produce

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An alkyl cyanide is dissolved in ether or better in ethyl formate or ethyl acetate, and reduced with ${SnCl}_{2}$ and $HCl$ and then steam distilled. The whole process is called Stephen reaction. In this process, alkyl cyanide is reduced to aldehyde.

There is no analogous method for the preparation of ketones.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ChemistryTopic:Halogen DerivativeSubtopic:NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS (SN1 AND SN2), SN(NEIGHBOURING GROUP PARTICIPATION), SNI

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