Q. KCN reacts readily to give a cyanide
A) Ethyl alcohol
B) Ethyl bromide
C) Bromobenzene
D) chlorobenzene
Explanation
(b)
Ethyl bromide reacts with KCN to give ethyl cyanide.
$C_{2}H_{5}Br + KCN(alc.) \rightarrow C_{2}H_{5}CN + KBr$
Ethyl bromide ethyl cyanide
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