Assertion : Alkyl isocyanides in acidified water give alkyl formamides.
Reason : In isocyanides, carbon first act as a nucleophile and then as electrophile.

Options

A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
C. If assertion is true but reason is false
D. If both assertion and reason are false

Answer

A

Explanation

In an isocyanide, first an electrophile and then a nucleophile add at the carbon to form a species which usually undergoes further transformations.
`Roverset(+)(N)equiv bar(C )+E^(+)rarrR overset(+)Nequiv CE overset(Nu)rarrRN equiv C(Nu)E`
`Roverset(+)(N)equiv bar(C )+H_(2)OrarrRNequiv CHOHrarrunderset("alkyformamide")(RNHCHO)`