Question

Aliphatic nitriles are prepared by the treatment of alkyl halides with

• A. sodium cyanide
• B. sodium isocyanide
• C. sodium isocyanate
• D. cyanamide

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$\underset{\text{ alkyl halide }}{R-X}+NaCN\to \underset{\text{ aliphatic cyanide }}{R-CN}+NaX$