Nitrile group is reactive and can undergo hydrolysis easily. But the nitrile groups in polyacrylonitrile are not. What might be the reason?
Could the reason perhaps be in that polyacrylonitrile is a polymer?ScienceSquirrel - 13-3-2011 at 11:41
The nitrile group is not that reactive and the fact that the polymer will not dissolve means that ionic reagents like strong acids that would be
expected to hydrolyse the nitrile groups find it hard to attack the material.
Insolubility is a great obstacle to chemical reactivity, sodium chloride is very reactive in aqueous solution but a suspension of salt in methanol is
extremely unreactive.HHammerHeadD - 27-3-2011 at 05:03
nitrile group reacts mostly to minerals...should be something to learn before experimentation.
Property's of any group of acids, regents or other organic scrubbing agents should be a chart on the wall for constant reminder of what your working
with. I need reference galore, CRS u no.
