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Re: Help with Nitrile/Aldehyde problem
« Reply #15 on: March 31, 2014, 09:35:54 PM »
Hi,

In the attachment I drew the full mechanism of the first addition + elemination.
I didn't draw the hydrolisis of the nitrile group, but you can look that up in your book (well known reaction). :)
Hope it helps.

Thank you very much!!!

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Re: Help with Nitrile/Aldehyde problem
« Reply #16 on: March 31, 2014, 09:36:26 PM »
So in summary of that lot:
The first product is still a nitrile.
The acid hydrolyses it to the carboxylic acid and causes the elimination of water to give the product you drew.
OC(/C=C/C1=CC=CC=C1)=O

Thanks so much for all your help

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Re: Help with Nitrile/Aldehyde problem
« Reply #17 on: April 01, 2014, 05:29:40 PM »
I don't think that C9H7N is correct.

Seems right to me. It is the reactants minus H2O.
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