Given below are two statements :
Statement I : C2H5OH and AgCN both can generate nucleophile.
Statement II : KCN and AgCN both will generate nitrile nucleophile with all reaction conditions.
Choose the most appropriate option :
Solution
Both C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OH and AgCN can generate nucleophile.<br><br>
KCN generates nitriles on substitution reactions
with haloalkanes where AgCN generates isonitriles
on substitution reactions with haloalkanes. Because
KCN is ionic and has ‘C’ nucleophilic centre
whereas AgCN is covalent and has ‘N’ nucleophilic
centre.
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes · Topic: Nomenclature and Properties
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