MHT CET 2025 Chemistry question

Which of the following reagents is used in the preparation of nitroalkane from haloalkane?

(A)Potassium cyanide
(B)Sodium nitrite
(C)Potassium nitrite
(D)Silver nitriteCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Nitroalkanes are obtained by heating a haloalkane with alcoholic silver nitrite: . is largely covalent, so the nitrite ion attacks through its lone pair on nitrogen, forming the C-N bond

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