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  4. Acetonitrile is prepared by treating an alcoholic solution of methyl iodide with

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Q. Acetonitrile is prepared by treating an alcoholic solution of methyl iodide with

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Solution:

$C H_{3} I+K C N \rightarrow \underset{\text{acetonitrile}}{C H_{3} C N}+K I$
Note $C H_{3} I+A g C N \rightarrow \underset{\text{methyl isocyanide}}{C H_{3} N C}+A g I$