Question

does dil.hcl used in hydrolysis of cyanide​

Answer 1

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The answer is yes!!

Answer 2

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The nitrile is heated under reflux with dilute hydrochloric acid. Instead of getting an ammonium salt as you would do if the reaction only involved water, you produce the free carboxylic acid.

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