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Which functional group is present in nitriles?
C=O
C-N
C≡N
C≡C
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Which of the following reagents can be used to synthesise nitriles from halogenoalkanes?
sodium chloride
potassium cyanide
aluminium chloride
ammonia
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In the nucleophilic substitution reaction between a halogenoalkane and a cyanide salt, what role does the cyanide ion (CN-) play?
it acts as a leaving group
it acts as a catalyst
it acts as an electrophile
it acts as a nucleophile
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What type of reaction occurs between aldehydes or ketones and hydrogen cyanide (HCN)?
elimination
electrophilic addition
nucleophilic substitution
nucleophilic addition
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What is the product formed when an aldehyde or ketone reacts with hydrogen cyanide (HCN)?
carboxylic acid
hydroxynitrile
amine
alkene
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What type of reaction is used to reduce nitriles to primary amines?
hydrogenation
hydrolysis
oxidation
dehydration
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What type of reaction is used to convert nitriles into carboxylic acids?
dehydration
oxidation
reduction
hydrolysis
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Which of the following is a by-product of the acid hydrolysis of nitriles to carboxylic acids?
ammonium chloride
carbon dioxide
water
ammonia
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What type of reaction is used to add an alkyl group to a benzene ring?
reduction
hydrolysis
alkylation
acylation
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Which of the following reagents is used in the Friedel-Crafts acylation of benzene?
halogenoalkane
aldehyde
acyl chloride
carboxylic acid
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Nitriles can be synthesised through a substitution reaction between a halogenoalkane and a cyanide salt.
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What is the product of the reaction between a halogenoalkane and a cyanide ion?
an aldehyde
an alcohol
an amine
a nitrile
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How does the reaction with a cyanide ion affect the carbon chain length of the original halogenoalkane?
it increases by one carbon atom
it increases by two carbon atoms
it remains the same
it decreases by one carbon atom
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