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Q. In sodium fusion test of organic compounds, the nitrogen of the organic compound is converted into

AIPMTAIPMT 1991Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Solution:

When the nitrogen containing compound is
heated with sodium, then nitrogen and carbon of
organic compound converted into sodium cyanide.
Na + $\underbrace{C+N}_{from \, organic \, compound} \, \, \, \, \rightarrow \, \, \, \, NaCN$