MHT CET Chemistry question

The products formed when ethyl chloride is treated with silver cyanide, are

Answer: (C)

Solution

AgCN is covalent, so the lone pair on nitrogen attacks the alkyl carbon and the isocyanide C2H5NC forms along with AgCl; the nitrile

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