Methyl nitrile is hydrolyzed to carboxylic acid in the presence of \(H_3O^+\) as catalyst. An intermediate compound \([A]\) is formed during this reaction.
Converting [A] into [C] is called:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is option 2. Hoffmann Degradation reaction.
Let us look at the mechanism of the reaction so that we can understand the reaction better:
