Question

In the presence of acid,the hydrolysis of methyl cyanide gives

• A. Methanoic acid
• B. Ethanoic acid
• C. Methylamine
• D. Methyl alcohol

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Ethanoic acid

Answer 2

$CH_{3}CN { ->[H_{2}O^{+}] } \underset{\text{Acetic acid}}{{CH_{3}COOH}}+NH^{+}_{4}$