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Explain the action of followng reagent with ethane nitrile (i) Dilute mineral acid (ii) Ni//H_(2)

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Solution :(i) `UNDERSET("ETHANENITRILE")(CH_(3)-CN)+H_(2)underset("Partial hydrolysis")overset(H_(2)O_(2)//H^(+))(to)CH_(3)-underset("ACETAMIDE")underset(O)underset(||)(C)-NH_(2)underset("Complete hydrolysis")overset(2H_(2)"O"//H^(+))(to)CH_(3)COOH`
(ii) `underset("Ethanenitrile")(CH_(3)-CN)+2H_(2)overset(Ni)(to)underset(Ethanamine")(CH_(3)-CH_(2)NH_(2))`


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