Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Answer
(2) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Solution
Statement I: An isocyanide on acidic hydrolysis gives a primary amine and methanoic acid, not a carboxylic acid:
R-NC + 2H2O H R-NH2 + HCOOH
Statement I is false.
Statement II:
R-CN H3O R-COOH SOCl2 R-COCl
R-COCl NH3 R-CONH2 (x)
R-CONH2 NaOCl/NaOH R-NH2 (Hoffmann degradation)
R-NH2 + CHCl3 + 3KOH R-NC + 3KCl + 3H2O (carbylamine reaction)
Statement II is true.
Answer: (2)