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How will you prepare ethylamine from the acetic acid ?

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The reaction of acetic acid with ammonia forms ammonium salts of carboxylic acid which on heating undergoes elimination to produce amide as acetamide. Step 2 : Reaction with lithium-aluminium hydride. The reduction of acetamide with lithium-aluminium hydride gives ethylamine as a product.
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