a. How would you make ethanoic acid from ethanenitrile?

b. Write a balanced equation, using structural formulae for the organic compounds, to show the formation of:

i. Sodium methanoate, using sodium hydroxide as one of the reactants

ii. Potassium ethanoate, using potassium metal as one of the reactants

iii. lithium propanoate, using lithium carbonate as one of the reactants.

c. Name and give the formula of the reducing agent used to convert carboxylic acids to primary alcohols, stating the conditions for the reaction.