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What is the best reagent to convert a Nitrile ( $R-CN$ ) into a Primary Amine ( $R-CH_2NH_2$ )?

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$LiAlH_4$ (Lithium aluminium hydride) or catalytic hydrogenation ( $H_2/Ni$ ). It fully reduces the triple bond to a single bond

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