Question

Methyl cyanide on hydrolysis gives

• A. Methyl amine
• B. Acetic acid
• C. Formic acid
• D. Ethyl amine

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Methyl cyanide gives acetic acid on hydrolysis.

${\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}-\text{C}\equiv \text{N}{\to }_{{\text{H}}^{\oplus }}^{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}\text{O}}{\text{Cu}}_{\text{3}}-\stackrel{\text{O}}{\stackrel{\text{||}}{C}}-\text{OH}$