Question

Check correct statement/s.

i) Alkyl nitriles are reduced to primary amines by catalytic hydrogenation.
ii) Alkyl nitriles are easily made by the reaction of alkyl halides with cyanide ion.

Group of answer choices

only ii

only i

i&ii

None​

Answer 1

Answer:

Acid hydrolysis

The nitrile is heated under reflux with a dilute acid such as dilute hydrochloric acid. A carboxylic acid is formed. For example, starting from ethanenitrile you would get ethanoic acid. The ethanoic acid could be distilled off the mixture.