Alkyl cyanides undergo Stephen reduction to produce

Question

Alkyl cyanides undergo Stephen reduction to produce (A) Aldehyde (B) Secondary amine (C) Primary amine (D) Amide

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

An alkyl cyanide is dissolved in ether or better in ethyl formate or ethyl acetate, and reduced with

SnCl_{2}

and

H Cl

and then steam distilled. The whole process is called Stephen reaction. In this process, alkyl cyanide is reduced to aldehyde.

Solution

There is no analogous method for the preparation of ketones.

Q. Alkyl cyanides undergo Stephen reduction to produce