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Alkyl cyanides undergo Stephen redyction to produce

A

Aldehyde

B

Secondary amine

C

Primary amine

D

Amide

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When a solution of alkyl cyanides in ether is reduced with stannous chloride and hydrochloric acid at room temperature, imine hydrochloric is obtained which on subsequent hydrolysis with boiling water, forms an aldehyde (Stepthen's reduction).
`R-C-=Nunderset(2(H))overset(SnCl_(2)//HCl)rarrRCH=NH.HCloverset(H_(2)O)rarrRCHO`
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