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Hydrolysis of Cyanides

Diethyl ether...

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Diethyl ether and air gives ether-hydroperoxide. The mechanism of the reaction is:

A

Nucleophilic substitution

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Free radical addition

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Free radical substitution

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Free radical addition
Diethyl ether hydroperoxide can be formed by the reaction of oxygen with diethyl ether. This is a free radical addition reaction, carried out by UV excitation of molecular oxygen into a more reactive form.
Hence correct option is B

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