Assertion: Treatment of chloroethane with a saturated solution of AgCN – InterviewSolution

1.	Assertion: Treatment of chloroethane with a saturated solution of AgCN gives ethyl isocyanide as the major product. Reason: Cyanide ion (: CN^(-)) is an ambident nucleophile.
Answer» If both assertionn and reason are true, and reason is the true explanation of the ASSERTION. If both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the true explanation of the assertion. If assertion is true, but reason is false. If both assertion and Reason are false. Solution :Correct explanation: AGCN being a covalent compound acts as a nucleophile through lone pair of electrons PRESENT on N to GIVE ethyl isocyanide.

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