Unsaturated nitrile Parents ⬅️ Haloalkene ⬅️ Hydroxynitrile Children ➡️ Nitrile ➡️ Primary aliphatic amine ➡️ Addition polymer ➡️ Unsaturated carboxylic acid ➡️ Carboxylate ion ➡️ Hydroxynitrile Reactions Unsaturated nitrile⟶Nitrile Unsaturated nitrile⟶Primary aliphatic amine Unsaturated nitrile⟶Addition polymer Unsaturated nitrile⟶Unsaturated carboxylic acid Unsaturated nitrile⟶Carboxylate ion Unsaturated nitrile⟶Hydroxynitrile