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When alkyl halide is treated with alkali metal cyanide, cyanides are obtained as the major product. Assume that AgCN is used instead of NaCN Justify.

When alkyl halide is treated with alkali metal cyanide, cyanides are obtained as the major product. Assume that AgCN is used instead of NaCN
Justify.

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Pawan Prajapati
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3 years ago
Answer ::

Silver cyanide is predominantly covalent. Hence nitrogen atom is free to donate electron pair forming isocyanide as the main product.


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