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Isomerisation of CH3NC to CH3CN is a prototypical reaction.

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Important Questions on Cyanides and Isocyanides

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The major products A and B in the following reactions are

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How do you prepare Ethyl cyanide and Ethyl isocyanide from a common alkyl halide?
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An organic compound A on reduction gives a compound BB on treatment with CHCl3 and alcoholic KOH gives CC on catalytic reduction gives N-methylaniline. The compound A is
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Identify the correct IUPAC name of the compound: CH3CH2CH2CH2CN
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Which of the following is not a correct method of the preparation of benzyl amine from cyano benzene?
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The gas leaked from a storage tank of the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal gas tragedy was :
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On heating an aliphatic primary amine with chloroform and alcoholic potassium hydroxide, the organic compound formed is an:
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Ethyl isocyanide on hydrolysis in acidic medium generates
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Ethyl isocyanide on hydrolysis in acidic medium gives methylamine salt and ethanoic acid.

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Draw the structure(s) of the functional isomer(s) of CH3CH2NC?

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The main product of which of the following reactions gives tertiary sulphonamide with benzene sulphonyl chloride?
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Isocyanides undergo addition reactions but cyanides do not.
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(A) is subjected to reduction with LiAlH 4 , and the product formed is N-methylmethanamine. (A) can be :
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The reduction of which of the following compound would yield secondary amine?
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Which of the following is the compound which gives a secondary amine on reduction?
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Which of the following would react with ozone to form an isocyanate?
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}