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The red is what the answer is meant to be but I can’t see how that’s the case?
Original post by Yazomi
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The red is what the answer is meant to be but I can’t see how that’s the case?

1st step Nucleophilic substitution - swap the Cl for a cyanide .
2nd Reduce the cyanide (nitrile) to -CH2NH2 with H2
You might be able to visualise what is going on better if you drew out the displayed formula instead of just the skeletal?
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Original post by Davies Chemistry
1st step Nucleophilic substitution - swap the Cl for a cyanide .
2nd Reduce the cyanide (nitrile) to -CH2NH2 with H2
You might be able to visualise what is going on better if you drew out the displayed formula instead of just the skeletal?

ahhhhhhhh that makes so much more sense thanks! I would need 2H2 right just double checking
Original post by Yazomi
ahhhhhhhh that makes so much more sense thanks! I would need 2H2 right just double checking

2 x H2 for the reduction , yes.

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