Home
Class 12
CHEMISTRY
What happens when methyl chloride is tre...

What happens when methyl chloride is treated with potassium cyanide ?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Cyanomethane is formed by a reaction of methyl chloride and KCN.
`underset(("Methyl chloride"))underset("Chloromethane")(CH_(3)-Cl)+KCNrarrunderset("Acetonitrile")(CH_(3)-C-=)N+KCl`
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • HALOALKANES (ALKYL HALIDE)

    ARIHANT PUBLICATION|Exercise PART-II- QUESTION FOR PRACTICE (LONG ANSWER TYPE II QUESTIONS)|12 Videos

  • HALOALKANES (ALKYL HALIDE)

    ARIHANT PUBLICATION|Exercise PART-II- QUESTIONS FOR ASSESSMENT (MULTIPLE CHOICE TYPE QUESTION) |3 Videos

  • HALOALKANES (ALKYL HALIDE)

    ARIHANT PUBLICATION|Exercise PART-II- QUESTION FOR PRACTICE (SHORT ANSWER TYPE I QUESTIONS)|19 Videos

  • GROUP 18 ELEMENTS NOBLEGASES

    ARIHANT PUBLICATION|Exercise CHAPTER PRACTICE ( Long Answer Type Questions )|6 Videos

  • PHENOLS

    ARIHANT PUBLICATION|Exercise CHAPTER PRACTICE (Long Answer Type Questions )|1 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

What happens when ethyl chloride is treated with aqueous KOH?

What happens when methyl iodide is treated with metallic zinc?

What happens when n-butyl chloride is treated with alc. KOH?

What happens when methyl iodide is treated with sodium methoxide ?

Give two methods of preparation of ethyl chloride. What happens when ethyl chloride is treated with ethanolic solution of NH_3 .

ARIHANT PUBLICATION-HALOALKANES (ALKYL HALIDE) -PART-II- QUESTION FOR PRACTICE (SHORT ANSWER TYPE II QUESTIONS)
  1. What happens when 2-bromopentane is treated with alc. KOH? Write t...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Primary alkyl halide C(4)H(9)Br (A) reacted with alcoholic KOH to give...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Identify A, B, ' in the following:

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Identify A, B, C, P, Q, R and R' in the following: R-Br+Mgoverset("D...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Identify A, B, C, P, Q, R and R' in the following: overset("Na/Ethe...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Carry out the conversion of chloroethane to butane.

    Text Solution

    |

  7. How can the following conversions be carried out? iso-butyl bromide ...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Give reasons n-butyl bromide has higher boiling point than tert-buty...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Give reasons Racemic mixture is optically inactive.

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Predict all alkenes that would be formed by the dehydrohalogenation of...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Predict all alkenes that would be formed by the dehydrohalogenation of...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Predict all alkenes that would be formed by the dehydrohalogenation of...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. What happens when n-butyl chloride is treated with alc. KOH?

    Text Solution

    |

  14. What happens when methyl bromide is treated with sodium in the prese...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. What happens when methyl chloride is treated with potassium cyanide ?

    Text Solution

    |

  16. How can the following conversions be carried out? Ethyl chloride to ...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. How can the following conversions be carried out? Ethanol to propane...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Do the conversion 1-Bromopropane to 2-Bromopropane and vice versa.

    Text Solution

    |

  19. How can the following conversions be carried out? 2-chlorobutane to ...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. How can the following conversions be carried out? 2-methyl prop-1-en...

    Text Solution

    |