What is formed, when acetonitrile is hydrolysed partially
with cold concentrated HCl?
(a) Acetamide (b) Acetic acid
(c) Methyl cyanide (d) Acetic anhydride
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When acetonitrile is hydrolysed partially hydrolysed with cold hydrochloric acid to form acetic acid.
Option (b)
Explanation:
- Acetonitrile when partially hydrolyzed it gains 1 molecule of water.
- As a result the nitrile group of an organic compound gets converted into the corresponding acid.
- Here the corresponding acid for acetonitrile is acetic acid.
- this type of hydrolysis is known as acidic hydrolysis. Hydrolysis of an organic compound can also take place by using a base.
- This reaction is of great importance for the production of Acetic acid in laboratory.
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