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Discuss reduction of alkyl isocyanides.

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Reduction of alkyl or aralkyl cyanides with sodium and absolute alcohol to produce corresponding `1^(@)` amine is called Mendius reaction.
`underset("Alkyl cyanide")(R-C-=N)+4[H]overset(Na//C_(2)H_(5)OH)rarrunderset(1^(@)"Alkylamine")(RCH_(2)NH_(2))`
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