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The end product in the reaction sequence would be:
Ethylamine HNO2−−−−→APCl5−−−→BNH3−−−→C

A
Ethyl cyanide
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Ethyl amine
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C
Methyl amine
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D
Acetamide
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Solution

The correct option is B Ethyl amine
Ethylamine reactants with nitrous acid to from ethyl alcohol (compound A)


Ethyl alcohol reacts with PCl5 to from ethyl chloride (compound B).

Ethyl chloride reacts with ammonia to from ethyl amine (compound C).

The reaction is as follows:

C2H5NH2HNO2−−−C2H5OHPCl5−−C2H5ClNH3−−C2H5NH2

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