CH3Br+KCN(alco.) xrightarrowX xrightarrow[Na+C2H5OH] operatornameReductionY . What is Y in the series?

Question

CH3Br+KCN(alco.) xrightarrowX xrightarrow[Na+C2H5OH] operatornameReductionY . What is Y in the series? (A)  CH3CN  (B)  C2H5CN  (C)  C2H5NH2  (D)  CH3NH2

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underset beginsmallmatrix methyl bromide endsmallmatrix mathopCH3Br +KCN(alco.) xrightarrow underset(X) mathopCH3CN xrightarrow[Na+C2H5OH] operatornameReduction underset beginsmallmatrix ethyl a min e (Y) endsmallmatrix mathopCH3CH2NH2

Q. $C H_{3} B r + K CN (a l co .) X Re d u c t i o n N a + C_{2} H_{5} O H Y$ . What is Y in the series?

$C H_{3} CN$

$C_{2} H_{5} CN$

$C_{2} H_{5} N H_{2}$

$C H_{3} N H_{2}$

$m e t h y l b ro mi d e C H_{3} B r + K CN (a l co .) (X) C H_{3} CN$ $Re d u c t i o n N a + C_{2} H_{5} O H e t h y l a m i n e (Y) C H_{3} C H_{2} N H_{2}$

Q. CH3​Br+KCN(alco.)​XReductionNa+C2​H5​OH​Y . What is Y in the series?

CH3​CN

C2​H5​CN

C2​H5​NH2​

CH3​NH2​