Cyanides and Isocyanides
Cyanides and Isocyanides: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Reduction of Cyanide with Sodium and Ethanol, Nomenclature of Cyanides and Isocyanides, Hydrolysis of cyanides and Isocyanides, Reduction of Isocyanide, Isomerization of Isocyanide, Preparation of Cyanides, 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

The reaction of chloroform with alcoholic and -toluidine forms –

The IUPAC name of the following compound is

What happens when nitriles undergo acid hydrolysis?

Hydrolysis of alkyl isocyanide yields:

Explain the reduction of nitriles in presence of alcoholic sodium.

Mendius reaction involves the:

The reaction, is called:

In the structure of cyanides, the hybridisation of nitrogen atom is,

Write a short note on the structure of alkyl isocyanides.

Write a short note on the structure of alkyl cyanides.

The products formed when methyl isocyanide heating with mercuric oxide.

What is obtained when we heat Methylisocyanide with Mercuric oxide?

The products formed in 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?

Write about carbylamine reaction.

Which of the following is an isomer of butanenitrile?
