Question

Butanenitrile is prepared by heating:

• A. propyl alcohol with KCN
• B. butyl alcohol with KCN
• C. butyl chloride with KCN
• D. propyl chloride with KCN

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Butanenitrile is prepared by heating propyl chloride with $KCN$.
$C{H}_{3}C{H}_{2}C{H}_{2}Cl+KCN\stackrel{\Delta }{\to }\underset{\text{butanenitrile}}{C{H}_{3}C{H}_{2}C{H}_{2}CN}+KCl$