Given below are two statements : Statement I : C 2 H 5 OH and AgCN both can generate nucleophile. Statement…

Given below are two statements :

Statement I : C2H5OH and AgCN both can generate nucleophile.

Statement II : KCN and AgCN both will generate nitrile nucleophile with all reaction conditions.

Choose the most appropriate option :

  1. Statement I is true but statement II is false
  2. Both statement I and statement II are true
  3. Statement I is false but statement II is true
  4. Both statement I and statement II are false

Solution

C2H5OH and AgCN both can generate nucleophiles.

AgCN generate isocyanide as a nucleophile but KCN cyanide as a nucleophile. 

Asked in: JEE Main 2021 (18 Mar Shift 2)

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