What happens when $R - N = C$ is hydrolysed in acidic medium? Write chemical equation?

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When $R - N C$ (isocyanide) is hydrolysed in acidic medium, a primary amine and formic acid are obtained.
$R - N C H_{3} O^{+} - -- \to R - N H_{2} + H C O O H$
$C H_{3} - N C H_{3} O^{+} - -- \to C H_{3} - N H_{2} + H C O O H$

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What happens when R−N=C is hydrolysed in acidic medium? Write chemical equation?

When R−NC (isocyanide) is hydrolysed in acidic medium, a primary amine and formic acid are obtained.R−NCH3O+−−−→R−NH2+HCOOHCH3−NCH3O+−−−→CH3−NH2+HCOOH

What happens when $R - N = C$ is hydrolysed in acidic medium? Write chemical equation?

When $R - N C$ (isocyanide) is hydrolysed in acidic medium, a primary amine and formic acid are obtained.
$R - N C H_{3} O^{+} - -- \to R - N H_{2} + H C O O H$
$C H_{3} - N C H_{3} O^{+} - -- \to C H_{3} - N H_{2} + H C O O H$