Question

Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word(s) from those given in the brackets:

[first, alc. AgCN, primary, decrease, third, increase, zero, Lucas, alc. KCN, KOH, no change, two, Tollen’s, AgOH, tertiary]

Methyl chloride on treatment with ______ forms methyl cyanide, whereas on treatment with ______ it forms methyl isocyanide.

Answer 1

Methyl chloride on treatment with alc. KCN forms methyl cyanide, whereas on treatment with alc. AgCN it forms methyl isocyanide.