Q. Which is not the property of ethanenitrile $(CH_{3}CN)$?

A) Undergoes acidic hydrolysis to give carboxylic acid
B) Undergoes alkaline hydrolysis to give salt of carboxylic acid
C) It tautomerises to give methyl isocyanide
D) It gives carbylamines reaction with chloroform
Explanation

(d)
Carbylamine reaction is given by aliphatic and aromatic primary amine.
$CH_{3}CN$ does not give carbylamine reaction with chloroform because it is not an amine.
$CH_{3}CN$ undergoes acidic hydrolysis to give carboxylic acid.
$CH_{3}CN\overset{H_{2}O/H^{+}}{\rightarrow}CH_{3}CONH_{2}\overset{H_{2}O/H^{+}}{\rightarrow}CH_{3}COOH + NH_{3}$
acetic acid
$CH_{3}CN$ undergoes alkaline hydrolysis to give salt of carboxylic acis.
$CH_{3}CN\underset{H_{2}O}{\overset{NaOH}{\rightarrow}}CH_{3}CONH_{2}\underset{H_{2}O}{\overset{NaOH}{\rightarrow}}CH_{3}COONa + NH_{3}$
Sodium acetate
$CH_{3}CN$ tautomerises to give methyl isocyanide.
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Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.

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