Chemistry 9701 · 19 Nitrogen compounds
19.2 Nitriles and hydroxynitriles
Describe preparation of nitriles and hydroxynitriles, and the hydrolysis of nitriles to carboxylic acids.
- Questions
- 40
- Years
- 2015–2026
- Multiple choice
- 35
- Written answer
- 5
- Average marks
- 2.2
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