WB JEE Medical WB JEE Medical Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    Stephens reduction is used to prepare aldehyde from

    A)  alcohol                               

    B)  alkyl cyanides

    C)  alkanones                         

    D)  acid chlorides

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                     Stephens   reduction?   Aldehyde   can prepared from alkyl cyanides, eg, \[C{{H}_{3}}-C\equiv N+2[H]\xrightarrow[ether]{SnC{{l}_{2}}/HCl}\] \[C{{H}_{3}}-C\underset{\downarrow {{H}_{2}}O/{{H}^{+}}}{\mathop{H=NH.HCl}}\,\] \[\underset{\text{acetaldehyde}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}CHO}}\,\,+N{{H}_{4}}Cl\]


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