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Multiple choice chemistry hydroxy compounds and ethers alcohol nomenclature of alcohols and phenols introduction to alcohols

Tertiary alcohol on treatment with cyanide in presence of conc. ${ H } _{ 2 }{ SO } _{ 4 }$ gives corresponding primary amine. This reaction is called as :

  1. Schmidt reaction

  2. Curtius degradation

  3. Leuckart reaction

  4. Ritter reaction
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The reaction of a tertiary alcohol with hydrogen cyanide in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid to yield a primary amine is known as the Ritter reaction. It involves the formation of a carbocation intermediate followed by the addition of a nitrile.