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JEE Advanced levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 3 of 3hx068

1-Bromopropane is heated with to give . On hydrolysis with dilute acid, gives methanoic acid and an organic compound . is

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: B

is largely covalent, so attack occurs through nitrogen and the product is the isocyanide . Acid hydrolysis of an isocyanide cleaves the C=N carbon off as methanoic acid and leaves the primary amine. is propan-1-amine. (KCN would instead give the nitrile and then butanoic acid.)
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