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Ethanamine is heated with and alcoholic to give X. X is reduced with over Ni to give Y. Y is

  1. Apropan-1-amine
  2. Bethanamine
  3. CN,N-dimethylethanamine
  4. DN-methylethanamine

Answer: D

The carbylamine reaction converts into ethyl isocyanide, (X). Catalytic hydrogenation of gives , so Y = .
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