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Ethanenitrile is treated with $SnCl X_{2}$ and $HCl$ , and the resulting imine hydrochloride is hydrolysed with water (Stephen reaction). The product is

Apropanone
Bethanoic acid
Cethanamine
Dethanal

Answer: D

SnCl X_{2}

/

HCl

reduces

R - C \equiv N

to the aldimine salt

RCH = NH \cdot HCl

. Hydrolysis of the aldimine gives

RCHO

, here

CH X_{3} CHO

.

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