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Is Nitrile an Amine?

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Is Nitrile an Amine?

Properties of Nitriles
The R-C-N bond angle in and nitrile is 180o which give a nitrile functional group a linear shape. The lone pair electrons on the nitrogen are contained in a sp hybrid orbital which makes them much less basic and an amine.

Is a nitrile a tertiary amine?

The results of the present study have also demonstrated unequivocally that the entire process of tertiary amine formation by nitrile hydrogenation is generally reversible: on the surface of a metal catalyst, nitrile is formed from a tertiary amine and ammonia by a reverse reaction.

What is the nitrile functional group?

A nitrile is an organic chemical that contains a cyano functional group (subunit), CN-, in which the carbon and nitrogen atoms have a triple bond i.e. C≡N-. The general chemical formula of a nitrile is RCN, where R is the organic group.

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