1. Tardigrade
  2. Question
  3. Chemistry
  4. Which among the following compounds is obtained when ethane nitrile is acid hydrolysed?

Question Error Report

Thank you for reporting, we will resolve it shortly

Back to Question

Q. Which among the following compounds is obtained when ethane nitrile is acid hydrolysed?

MHT CETMHT CET 2019Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Solution:

Acetic acid is obtained when ethanenitrile is acid hydrolysed. The equation for the reaction can be written as:

$\underset{\text{Ethane nitrile}}{CH_{3}CN}+2H_2O \xrightarrow{H^{+} } \underset{\text{Acetic acid}}{CH_{3}COOH}+NH_{4}Cl$