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  4. Cyanide ion acts as an ambident nucleophile. From which end it acts as a stronger nucleophile in medium?

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Q. Cyanide ion acts as an ambident nucleophile. From which end it acts as a stronger nucleophile in medium?

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Solution:

It acts as a stronger nucleophile from the carbon end because it will lead to the formation of $C -C$ bond which is more stable than $C -N$ bond.