Cyanides and Isocyanides

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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

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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 major products of the following reaction is:

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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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How will you convert ethyl bromide to ethyl isocyanide?

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Write any two methods for the preparation of alkyl isocyanides?

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Write about carbylamine reaction.

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

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Which is the functional isomer of methyl isocyanide?

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Product 'P' in the above reaction is

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In the following sequence of reactions,

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The compound A is: