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The reaction CH3CN+4HNa/C2H5OHCH3CH2NH2 is known as :

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Hofmann's bromamide reaction
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Mendius reaction
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Perkin's reaction
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Sabatier reaction
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Solution

The correct option is B Mendius reaction
A reaction in which an organic nitrile is reduced by nascent hydrogen (e.g. from sodium in ethanol) to a primary amine, is called Mendius reaction.

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