Given $\phi \in \mathrm{End}(M)$, when does $\phi$ injective imply $\phi^*$ surjective and $\phi^*$ injective imply $\phi$ surjective?

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Let $M$ be a module over a commutative ring (with unity) $R$. Let $\phi : M \to M$ be an $R$-module homomorphism. Then we have a dual map $\phi^* : M^* \to M^*$ given by $\phi^*(f)=f\circ \phi, \forall f \in M^*$. My questions are:

(1) If $\phi $ is surjective, then $\phi^*$ is injective. Under what conditions on $R$ or $M$, can we say that $\phi$ is injective $\implies \phi^*$ is surjective ?

(2) If $M$ is torsion-less, i.e., $\bigcap_{f\in M^*}\ker f=0$, then $\phi^*$ surjective $\implies \phi$ is injective. Under what conditions on $R$ or $M$, can we say that $\phi^*$ is injective $\implies \phi$ is surjective ?

[NOTE: Here, $M^*:=\mathrm{Hom}_R(M,R)$]