Cyanides and Isocyanides
Cyanides and Isocyanides: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Isomerization of Isocyanide, Preparation of Cyanides, Chemical Properties of Cyanides, Preparation of Isocyanide, Chemical Properties of Isocyanide & Addition Reaction of Isocyanide etc.
Important Questions on Cyanides and Isocyanides
Which of the following reagents are required to complete the processs
(i) Ethylcyanide to ethylamine
(ii) Butan-1-ol to butanoic acid

Ethyl isocyanide on hydrolysis in acidic medium generates

The reaction of chloroform with alcoholic and -toluidine forms –

The product formed in the following reaction is

Which is electrophilic site in alkyl isocyanides.

Which of the following is an isomer of butanenitrile?

Isocyanides undergo addition reactions but cyanides do not.

The functional isomer of ethanenitrile is

The reaction of Acetaldoxime with will give:

Which of the following compound gives red colour with Lassaigne's test?

Which one of the following does not liberate on hydrolysis?

In Alkyl cyanide, alkyl group is attached with

Reaction of which of the following chemical compound with , gives ethanenitrile?

The Bhopal gas tragedy was caused by which of the following poisonous gas in 1984?

In the following sequence of reactions,
The compound A is:

Calcium Cyanide is treated with ethyl chloride to give a product which on acidic hydrolysis followed by heating gives another product . Product is treated with excess of followed by heating with moist gives the product . Product on heating strongly gives which is:

Which compound is known 'alkyl carbylamine'?


Which of the following represents the poisonous gas which caused the tragedy in Bhopal in ?

Give IUPAC name of the product, when acetamide is heated with anhydrous phosphorus pentoxide.
