Acid-hydrolysis of benzonitrile forms

Question

Acid-hydrolysis of benzonitrile forms, benzylamine, aniline, benzoic acid, phenol

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Acid-hydrolysis of benzonitrile forms benzoic acid.

C_{6} H_{5} C N \overset{H_{3} O^{+}}{\to} C_{6} H_{5} C O N H_{2} \overset{H_{3} O^{+}}{\to} C_{6} H_{5} C O O H + N H_{4}^{+}

Note: Alkaline-hydrolysis of cyanide forms benzoate and

N H_{3}

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C_{6} H_{5} C N \overset{H_{2} O / O H^{-}}{\to} C_{6} H_{5} C O N H_{2} \overset{H_{2} O / O H^{-}}{\to} C_{6} H_{5} C O O^{-} + N H_{3}