alleryNitriles reduced with lithium aluminium hydride give:
APrimary amines
BTernary amines
CAromatic ethers
DAliphatic esters
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Primary amines
1. The cyano carbon becomes a carbon bearing an amino group.
2. No alkyl group is added to nitrogen.
3. The product is therefore a primary amine.
_Source: syllabus Chemistry Part 2, Unit 9 'Amines'_
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