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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryOrganic Oxidation & Reduction ReactionsJEE Main

Which one of the following functional groups undergoes hydrolysis with alkali to yield an acid group?

Answer: (A)

Solution

The nitrile group undergoes alkaline hydrolysis to give, via the amide, the salt of the corresponding carboxylic acid:

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