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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

in organic part named reactions what is stephen’s reaction.expalin in brief

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10 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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10 Years ago
stephen reaction is used to prepare the aldehyde from nitriles and cyanide , 
the reduction of nitriles with stanous chloride and hydrogen chloride with ethyl acetate solvent produces imine intermediate. The hydrolysis of this intermediate with water gives the corresponding aldehyde.
example – methyl cyanide to acetaldehyde preparation . 
HOPE IT CLEARS YOUR DOUBT , 
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THE MECHANISM OF THIS REACTION IS TOO IMPORTANT ..