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Acetamide on treatment with LiAlH4 forms:

A
ethyl amine
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ethanoic acid
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ethanimine
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none of these
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Solution

The correct option is A ethyl amine
Acetamide on treatment with LiAlH4 forms ethyl amine.
CH3CONH2(1)LiAlH4/diethylether−−−−−−−−−−−−−−(2)H3O+CH3CH2NH2
Lithium aluminium hydride reduces amide group to form corresponding amine.

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