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Nucleophilic Substitution in Alkyl Halides

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The major product formed when methyl iodide reacts with sodium nitrite is

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Methyl nitrite

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Nitro methane

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Nitrous acid

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Nitro ethane

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Solution

The correct option is D Methyl nitrite
$N a N O_{2}$ is predominantly ionic and one of the oxygen atoms has a negative charge in it. Nucleophilic attack through this negatively charged oxygen atom on the iodomethane mainly gives Methyl nitrite.
$C H_{3} I + N a N O_{2} \to C H_{3} - O N O + N a I$

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