Cyanides and Isocyanides

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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

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Which of the following reagents are required to complete the processs

(i) Ethylcyanide to ethylamine

(ii) Butan-1-ol to butanoic acid

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Ethyl isocyanide on hydrolysis in acidic medium generates

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The reaction of chloroform with alcoholic KOH and p-toluidine forms –

 

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The product formed in the following reaction is 

CH3-N+C-+Cl2

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Which is electrophilic site in alkyl isocyanides.

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Which of the following is an isomer of butanenitrile?

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Isocyanides undergo addition reactions but cyanides do not.

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The functional isomer of ethanenitrile is

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The reaction of Acetaldoxime with P2O5 will give:

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

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Which one of the following does not liberate NH3 on hydrolysis?

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In Alkyl cyanide, alkyl group is attached with

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Reaction of which of the following chemical compound with P2O5, gives ethanenitrile?

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

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In the following sequence of reactions,

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The compound A is:

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Calcium Cyanide is treated with ethyl chloride to give a product which on acidic hydrolysis followed by heating gives another product (A) . Product (A) is treated with excess of CH3I followed by heating with moist Ag2O gives the product (B) . Product (B) on heating strongly gives (C) which is:

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Which compound is known 'alkyl carbylamine'?

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Hydrolysis of HCN gives

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Which of the following represents the poisonous gas which caused the tragedy in Bhopal in 1984?

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