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What is the best reagent to convert nitrile to primary amine

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Reduction of nitriles with `Na//C_(2)H_(5)OH` or `LiAlH_(4)` gives primary amines.
`underset("Alkyl nitrile")(R-CN) underset("or "LiAlH_(4)//"ether")overset(Na//C_(2)H_(5)OH)to underset(1^(@)" amine")(RCH_(2)NH_(2))`
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