J & K CET Engineering J and K - CET Engineering Solved Paper-2005

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    KCN reacts readily to give a cyanide with

    A)  ethyl alcohol 

    B)  ethyl bromide

    C)  bromobenzene

    D)  chlorobenzene

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Ethyl bromide reacts with KCN to give ethyl  cyanide,                                 \[\underset{\text{ethyl}\,\text{bromide}}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Br}}\,+KCN(alc.)\xrightarrow{{}}\underset{\text{ethyl}\,\text{cyanide}}{\mathop{{{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}\text{CN}}}\,\,+\,KBr\]


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