Question

Show the formation of an Ethane Nitrile To Ethanal.

Answer 1

Ethane nitrile:

• Ethane nitrile is a poisonous liquid with a chemical formula ${\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{CN}$.
• It can be synthesized by dehydrating ethanamide or from ammonia and ethyne.

Reaction of ethane nitrile to ethanol:

• Ethane nitrile$\left({\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{CN}\right)$ can be converted into Ethanal via reduction using a reducing agent ${\mathrm{SnCl}}_2.\mathrm{HCl}$. Further on hydrolysis, it produces Ethanal$\left({\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{CHO}\right)$ along with ammonium chloride$\left({\mathrm{NH}}_4\mathrm{Cl}\right)$.
• The complete chemical reaction can be depicted as:

${\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{C}\equiv \mathrm{N}+2\left[\mathrm{H}\right]\stackrel{{\mathrm{SnCl}}_2\mathrm{HCl}}{\to }{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{HC}=\mathrm{NH}.\mathrm{HCl}\stackrel{{\mathrm{H}}_3{\mathrm{O}}^{+}}{\to }{\mathrm{CH}}_3-\mathrm{CHO}+{\mathrm{NH}}_4\mathrm{Cl}$