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Heating chloroethane with _________ yields a product containing isocyanide group.

A

A g C N

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B

K C N

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H C N

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D

H N O_{3}

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Solution

The correct option is B $A g C N$
Ethyl chloride reacts with $K C N / N a C N$ and alkyl cyanide forms but ethyl chloride reacts with $A g C N$ and isocyanide forms.

$C_{2} H_{5} C l + A g C N ⟶ C_{2} H_{5} N C + A g C l$

Option A is correct.

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