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

Question

Acetonitrile is prepared by treating an alcoholic solution of methyl iodide with (A) silver cyanide (B) potassium cyanide (C) hydrogen cyanide (D) ammonia

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C H3 I+K C N arrow underset textacetonitrileC H3 C N+K I Note C H3 I+A g C N arrow underset textmethyl isocyanideC H3 N C+A g I

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

silver cyanide

potassium cyanide

hydrogen cyanide

ammonia

$C H_{3} I + K CN \to acetonitrile C H_{3} CN + K I$
Note $C H_{3} I + A g CN \to methyl isocyanide C H_{3} NC + A g I$

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

silver cyanide

potassium cyanide

hydrogen cyanide

ammonia

CH3​I+KCN→acetonitrileCH3​CN​+KI Note CH3​I+AgCN→methyl isocyanideCH3​NC​+AgI

$C H_{3} I + K CN \to acetonitrile C H_{3} CN + K I$
Note $C H_{3} I + A g CN \to methyl isocyanide C H_{3} NC + A g I$