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प्रश्न
Assertion: KCN reacts with methyl chloride to give methyl isocyanide.
Reason: CN– is an ambident nucleophile.
पर्याय
Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.
Assertion is correct but reason is wrong statement.
Assertion is wrong but reason is correct statement.
Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.
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उत्तर
Assertion is wrong but reason is correct statement.
Explanation:
\[\ce{\underset{Alkyl cyanide}{R - Cl + KCN –> R - CN + KCl}}\]
Isocyanide is not obtained in this reaction. CN– is an ambident nucleophile.
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