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Question
Give a balanced chemical equation to convert methyl cyanide to ethyl alcohol.
Solution
\[\ce{CH3-CN-> C2H5OH}\]
\[\ce{\underset{\text{Methyl Cyanide}}{CH3-CN}+4[H]->[Na/alc.]CH3CH2NH2}\]
\[\ce{CH3-CH2-NH2 +HONO ->[NaNO2 + Dil HCI]\underset{\text{Ethyl alcohol}}{C2H5OH} + N2 + H2O}\]
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