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Ethanenitrile is reduced by lithium aluminium hydride in dry ether. The reaction can also be carried out by catalytic hydrogenation.
CH3CN
  +  
LiAlH4
  +  
4
[H]
         
CH3CH2NH2
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Oxidation: Of Substrate By Reagent
Redox

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