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Haloalkanes react with KCN to form alkyl cyanides as main product while AgCN forms isocyanides as the chief product. Explain.

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ICSE-ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN-EXERCISE (PART-II DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS- SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS )
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  2. What are ambident nucleophiles ? Example with an example.

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  3. Haloalkanes react with KCN to form alkyl cyanides as main product whil...

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  4. How will you prepare alkyl isocyanides from: Primary amines

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  5. How will you prepare alkyl isocyanides from: Alkyl halides?

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  6. Bring out the following conversions : acetic acid to methyl cyanide

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  7. Bring out the following conversions : acetamide to ethanenitrile

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  8. Bring out the following conversions : Aniline to phenyl isocyanide.

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  9. Complete the following equations : CH3 CN overset( LiAIH4) to

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  10. Complete the following equations : C6 H5 CONH2 overset(SOCl2)to

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  11. Complete the following equations : R - N overset(to)= C overset(H2...

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  12. How will you carry out the following conversions : Methyl carbylami...

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  13. How will you carry out the following conversions : An amine to ethy...

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  14. How is methanamine prepared from methyl isocyanide ?

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  15. What is vapour phase nitration ? Give one of its applications.

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  16. How will you canvert the following : (i) Nitrobenzene into aniline, ...

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  17. How will you obtain the following from nitrobenzene? Phenylhydroxyl...

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  18. How will you obtain the following from nitrobenzene? p-Aminophenol

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  19. How will you obtain the following from nitrobenzene? m-Bromonitrobe...

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  20. How is nitromethane prepared from methyl bromide ? Give the reaction o...

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