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Methyl chloride on treatment with ____ forms methyl cyanide, whereas on treatment with ____ it…
Methyl chloride on treatment with ____ forms methyl cyanide, whereas on treatment with ____ it forms methyl isocyanide.
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AIBlanks: alc. KCN; alc. AgCN
alc. KCN; alc. AgCN. Alcoholic $\text{KCN}$ is predominantly ionic, allowing attack via carbon to form methyl cyanide (acetonitrile), while alcoholic $\text{AgCN}$ is predominantly covalent, directing nucleophilic attack through nitrogen to yield methyl isocyanide.
From ISC 2026 Chemistry Paper 1, question 1(A)(ii).