Which of the following statements concerning nitriles is incorrect?
A) Nitriles can be hydrolyzed to carboxylic acids.
B) Nitriles can be formed from (many) alkyl halides by nucleophilic substitution by cyanide ion.
C) Nitriles can be reduced with excess lithium aluminum hydride to primary amines,RNH2.
D) Nitriles react with Grignard reagents to form tertiary alcohols.
E) Nitriles can be made by the dehydration of amides.
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