Bihar Board 12th Chemistry Answer Key 7.2.2025


Ritter Reaction

Ritter Reaction

Ritter Reaction

In 1948, Ritter et al. reported a classical route to synthesize amide from nitriles and alcohols. Acid-induced nucleophilic addition of a nitrile to a carbenium ion followed by hydrolysis to the corresponding amide is known as Ritter Reaction.
Primary, secondary, tertiary, and benzylic alcohols as well as tert-butyl acetate, also react with nitriles in the presence of strong acids to form amides via Ritter reaction. Ritter Reaction

Mechanism of Ritter Reaction

The possible mechanism is given below-
Mechanism of Ritter Reaction

Examples of the Ritter Reaction

Examples of Eschenmoser-Tanabe Fragmentation

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