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How is acetic acid converted separately to methylamine and ethyl amine? 

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On heating with ammonia, acetic acid gives acetamide.
Acetamide on heating with bromine in presence of NaOH gives methyl amine and on reduction with LiAlH, gives ethyl amine.
`CH_3CONH_2 underset(NaOH)overset(Br_2)(rarr)CH_3NH_2`
`CH_3CONH_2 underset(LiA//H_4)(rarr)CH_3CH_2NH_2`
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