Question

Q.4. How will you prepare acetone and acetaldehyde from Methyl cyanide (Acetonitrile).

Answer 1

Answer:

Thus, acetone can be prepared from methyl chloride by converting methyl chloride to Grignard reagent followed by the reaction with methyl cyanide and finally, through hydrolysis. If primary alcohol undergoes oxidation, it gives aldehyde with the same number of carbon atoms.