Cyanides and Isocyanides
Cyanides and Isocyanides: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Addition Reaction of Isocyanide, Preparation of Cyanides, Chemical Properties of Cyanides, Chemical Properties of Isocyanide, Isomerization of Isocyanide and Preparation of Isocyanide.
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 major products of the following reaction is:

The product formed in the following reaction is

Which is electrophilic site in alkyl isocyanides.

How will you convert ethyl bromide to ethyl isocyanide?

Write any two methods for the preparation of 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

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

Which is the functional isomer of methyl isocyanide?


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