Question

reduction of isonitrile gives
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Answer 1

Explanation:

• The reduction of isonitrile gives secondary amine.
• The reduction of nitrile gives the primary amine.
• The isonitrile can also be reduced by using strong reducing agents like lithium aluminium hydride {\tex{LiAl}}{{\text{H}}_{\tex{4}}} .
• The amine produced by the reduction has one carbon more than the reactant.