Reducing Nitriles--Another Way to Make Aldehydes & Amines

[@arishbamemon8929]

Can you do the full story of happens with the complex part please! How do you get rid of AlH2 and how does nitrogen get h2

[@nosamb-oo2fy]

thannnk you

[@henkdevries2002]

How could you go from an nitrile to an aldehyde without using acidic conditions? for example to keep an acetal group intact? 1)LAH, 2) PCC or 1)SOCl2, 2) LiAl(t-BuO)3H are options but i'm not sure if they require acidic workup or if water works aswell.

[@Tennis--su7tj]

Also stephans reduction would reduce CN to CHO.

[@captainspark3409]

Thanks