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Consider the reaction
CH3CH2CH2Br+NaCNCH3CH2CN+NaBr
This reaction will be the fastest in

A
water
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ethanol
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C
methanol
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D
N, N' dimethyl formamide (DMF)
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Solution

The correct option is D N, N' dimethyl formamide (DMF)
The reaction is SN2 and hence it is more favored in polar aprotic solvent. among the given solvents, only DMF is aprotic solvent.

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