20.7 Chemistry of Nitriles
Reactions of Nitriles. The carbon in a nitrile is electrophilic because a resonance structure can be drawn which places a positive charge on it. Because of this the triple bond of a nitrile accepts a nucleophile in a manner similar to a carbonyl. Nitriles can be converted to carboxylic acid with heating in sulfuric acid.
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