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Alkyl nitriles are reduced to primary alkyl amines by catalytic reduction.

Note that the primary alkyl amine in this reaction should be shown with a additional CH2:

R-CH2-NH2
  +  
H2
  +  
Ni
         
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Nitrile, alkyl (AS/A2 generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Nickel Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Primary amine (AS/A2 generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Hydrogenation, catalytic
Redox
Reduction: Of Substrate By Reagent

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