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Explain:
Stephen Reaction.

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Answer 1

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Stephen aldehyde synthesis, a named reaction in chemistry, was invented by Henry Stephen. This reaction involves the preparation of aldehydes from nitriles using tin(II) chloride, hydrochloric acid and quenching the resulting iminium salt with water. During the synthesis, ammonium chloride is also produced

Answer 2

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Stephen Reaction Mechanism. ... The named reaction – Stephen aldehyde synthesis, was named after its inventor Henry Stephen. The reaction describes the preparation of aldehydes from nitriles with the help of tin(II) chloride and hydrochloric acid and the quenching of the resulting iminium salt with water.

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