Cyanides and Isocyanides

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Cyanides and Isocyanides: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Preparation of Cyanides, Preparation of Isocyanide, Chemical Properties of Cyanides, Addition Reaction of Isocyanide, Isomerization of Isocyanide and, Chemical Properties 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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The reaction of chloroform with alcoholic KOH and p-toluidine forms –

 

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Convert nitriles into amides.

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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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Isomerisation of CH3NC to CH3CN is a prototypical _____ reaction.

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Acetonitrile is an isomer of methyl isocyanide.

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Isocyanides undergo addition reactions but cyanides do not.

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Ethyl isocyanide on hydrolysis in acidic medium gives methylamine salt and ethanoic acid.

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Draw the structure(s) of the functional isomer(s) of CH3CH2NC?

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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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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