What will be the substitution product formed when AgCN reacts with an alkyl group? |
Alkyl nitrile Alkyl cyanide Alkyl isonitrile None of the above |
Alkyl isonitrile |
Groups like cyanides and nitrites possess two nucleophilic centres and are called ambident nucleophiles. Actually cyanide group is a hybrid of two contributing structures and therefore can act as a nucleophile in two different ways [-CΞN ↔ :C=N-], i.e., linking through carbon atom resulting in alkyl cyanides and through nitrogen atom leading to isocyanides or isonitriles. |