NEET Chemistry Notes Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen – Cyanides
Cyanides
Cyanides 
Nomenclature Its IUPAC name is alkylcyanide.
Preparation of Cyanides
Properties of Cyanides
Alkyl cyanides act as both nucleophile and electrophile. Cyanide provides a synthetic root for stepping up in a particular series.
Isocyanides 
They are commonly called as carbylamines.
Preparation of Isocyanides
Properties of Isocyanides
Difference between Cyanides and Isocyanides
- Alkyl cyanides have pleasant smell but isocyanides have highly unpleasant odour.
- Alkyl cyanides have lower dipole moment than isocyanides.
- Alkyl cyanide undergoes both acidic and alkaline hydrolysis while alkyl isocyanide undergoes only acidic hydrolysis because negatively charged carbon atom repel OH– ion of the base.
- Reduction
