How will you convert the following ?
Ethyl bromide to Ethylisocyanide

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Solution

Ethyl bromide will react with alcoholic $A g C N$ to form ethyl isocyanide.
$C_{2} H_{5} - B r Ethyl bromide + A g C N Alc. silver cyanide ⟶ C_{2} H_{5} - N C Ethyl isocyanide + A g B r$

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