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AIIMS AIIMS Solved Paper-2014

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    Assertion Treatment of chloroethane with a saturated solution of \[\text{AgCN}\]gives ethyl isocyanide as the major product. Reason Cyanide (\[\text{C}{{\text{N}}^{\text{-}}}\]) is an ambident nucleophile.

    A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

    B) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

    C) Assertion is true but Reason is false

    D) Both Assertion and Reason are false

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    Both are independently correct but the actual reason for the formation of isocyanide is covalency of \[AgC\]bond.


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