Question

starting from methyl iodide how will you prepare nitromethane, methyl nitrile, methyl cyanide and methyl isocyanide?

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Methyl isocyanide was first prepared Gautier by reaction of silver cyanide with methyl iodide. The common method for preparing methyl isocyanides is the dehydration of N-methylformamide. Methyl isocyanide is useful for the preparation of diverse heterocycles. It is also a ligand in organometallic chemistry.

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