Question

Question: Identify compounds A–M in the following reaction sequence.

Short answer

Answer

Step-by-step solution

Step-by-Step Solution Step 1: Chemical properties of carboxylic acid

Carboxylic acid has a carbonyl group. Therefore, it undergoes nucleophilic addition as well as nucleophilic substitution reactions.

The conversion of carboxylic acid to acid chloride is one of the chemical properties of carboxylic acid in the presence of thionyl chloride.

Reduction of nitrile

Reduction of nitriles occurs in the presence of lithium aluminium hydride, which produces hydride ion to nitrile and reduces the nitrile into primary amine.

Explanation

The conversion of the given reactants into the products is shown as:

Conversions