JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-1998

  • question_answer
    Monocarboxylic acid can be obtained by hydrolysis of:

    A)  aldehydes

    B)  amides in alkaline medium

    C)  alkylcyanides

    D)  ethers

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Alkyl \[R-C\equiv \xrightarrow{{{H}_{2}}O}\left[ R-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-N{{H}_{3}} \right]\xrightarrow[{{H}_{2}}O]{{{H}^{+}}}\] \[\underset{acid}{\mathop{R--\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,--OH}}\,+N{{H}_{3}}\uparrow \] cyanides, on hydrolysis gives acids


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