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CHE 008B A01 SS1 2025 Lecture 14 - Nomenclature and Reactions of Nitriles

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Determine if the following statements are true or false. True Nitriles undergo hydrolysis to carboxylic acids in acidic conditions and carboxylate ions in basic conditions. False Nitriles can only be reduced by LiAlH4 True Nitriles have the same oxidation state as carboxylic acids. False Nitriles can be converted to esters, amides, acyl halides, as well as carboxylic acids.

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We are given four statements about nitriles and asked to determine whether each is true or false. I will evaluate each option in turn, explaining why it is correct or incorrect, and then illustrate why the overall pattern matches the provided true/false labels. Option 1: 'True Nitriles undergo hydrolysis to carboxylic acids in acidic conditions and carboxylate ions in basic conditions.' - This statement is correct. Under acidic conditions, nitriles hydrolyze stepwise to amides and then to carboxylic acids. In basic (basic hydrolysis) conditions, nitriles are converted to carboxylate salts (carboxylate ions) via a similar two-step hydrolysis mechanism where the final product is the deprotonated carboxylate an......Login to view full explanation

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