Question

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

• 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 1

Answer: (A)

In an isocyanide, first an electrophile and then a nucleophile is added to the carbon to form a species which undergoes further transformation