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This is the answer to chapter 22, problem number 50 from the smith organic chemistry textbook.
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And in this problem, we're asked to treat phenyl acetyl nitrile with several different reagents and to predict the product for each.
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And so for a, we're treating phenylacetrile with acid, and we're going to end up with the carboxylic acid.
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So remember that acid and base are going to hydrolyze a nitrile to the carboxylic acid.
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And so b, as i said, base will also hydrolyze the nitrile.
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However, since conditions are basic, you're not going to get the carboxylic acid.
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You're going to get the carboxylate ion.
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And so that's what i've drawn for b.
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For c, we're doing a grinjord reaction into a nitrile.
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And we end up with a ketone.
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So we've added the methyl group from our methyl magnesium bromide to the carbon of the nitrile, and we've formed a ketone.
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For day, we're using an organolithium...