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Alkyl cyanides undergo Stephen reduction to produce
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aldehyde
Stephen reduction is partial reduction of alkyl or aryl cyanides to give corresponding aldehydes with a suspension of anhydrous stannous chloride in ether.
$\mathrm{SnCl}_{2}+2 \mathrm{HCl} \longrightarrow \mathrm{SnCl}_{4}+2[\mathrm{H}]$
$\mathrm{SnCl}_{2}+2 \mathrm{HCl} \longrightarrow \mathrm{SnCl}_{4}+2[\mathrm{H}]$
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