How to get nitrile from carboxylic acid
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 5:05 am
Attached below is the full textbook question. I do not know of any ways in which carboxylic acid is able to undergo condensation to form a nitrile. From my knowledge, carboxylic acid can only undergo condensation with alcohol to form ester or with amine to form amide. How would I answer part a and then find b.