Butanenitrile may be prepared by heating:

propyl alcohol with

K C N

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butyl alcohol with

K C N

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butyl chloride with

K C N

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propyl chloride with

K C N

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Solution

The correct option is D propyl chloride with $K C N$
Butanenitrile may be prepared by heating propyl chloride with $K C N$ .
$C H_{3} - C H_{2} - C H_{2} - C l K C N ⟶ S N^{2} C H_{3} - C H_{2} - C H_{2} - C N$
In this reaction, chloride ion is replaced by cyanide ion in $S_{N} 2$ reaction.

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