JEE Main Chemistry question

Aliphatic nitriles are prepared by the treatment of alkyl halides with [J & K CET 2007]

(A)Sodium cyanideCorrect
(B)Sodium isocyanide
(C)Sodium isocyanate
(D)Cyanamide

Answer: (A)

Solution

Sodium cyanide is an ambident nucleophile that attacks the alkyl halide predominantly through carbon (since NaCN is mainly ionic, being the more nucleophilic end in this case),

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