Question

Conversion of ethanenitrile into ethanol

Answer 1

Answer:

You can do an acid-catalyzed hydrolysis with heat, followed by a very strong hydride donor. Nitriles are quite hard to hydrolyze, and you'll need heat to get it to a carboxylic acid. Then, reduction to the alcohol gives ethanol... The first mechanism is doable in 8−10 minutes.

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