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Nitriles are reduced by lithium aluminium hydride to the primary amine (ie. the R-CH2-NH2 species).

Generic Organic reaction
R–CN
  +  
LiAlH4
  +  
4
[H]
         
RCH2NH2
Reactant Page Go To Go To
Nitrile (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Lithium aluminium hydride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen delivered equivalents     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
1° Amine, 1° alkyl (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Ease of Reduction of Organic FGs by Lithal
Functional Group Interconvertion
Reduction: Of Substrate By Reagent

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