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How do you convert the following:
Ethanol to propanenitrile
How the following conversion can be carried out?
Ethanol to propanenitrile
Solution 1
\[\ce{\underset{Ethanol}{CH3 - CH2 - OH} ->[red P/Br2] \underset{Bromoethane}{CH3 - CH2 - Br} ->[KCN, aq.ethanol]\underset{Propanenitrile}{CH3 - CH2 - CN}}\]
Solution 2
\[\ce{\underset{Ethanol}{CH3CH2OH} ->[P/I2, \Delta] \underset{Iodoethane}{CH3CH2I} ->[KCN/EtOH-H2O][nucleophilic substitution] \underset{Propanenitrile}{CH3CH2CN}}\]
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