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Primary amides are dehydrated by thionyl chloride to the alkyl nitrile (alkyl cyanide).

Generic Organic reaction
  +  
SOCl2
         
R–CN
  +  
HCl
  +  
SO2
Reactant Page Go To Go To
1° Amide (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Thionyl chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Nitrile (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Sulfur dioxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Functional Group Interconvertion
Multistep: LA/B mechanism

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