CH\(_3\)CH\(_2\)Cl + KCN → CH\(_3\)CH\(_2\)CN + KCl
In the reaction above, the cyanide is
a
hydrophobic
b
hydrophilic
c
nucleophilic
d
electrophilic
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Glorious9
2 years ago
In the reaction provided, cyanide (CN-) is acting as a nucleophile. A nucleophile is a species that donates an electron pair to an electrophile to form a chemical bond in a reaction. Here, the cyanide ion (CN-) is donating its lone pair of electrons to the carbon in the CH3CH2Cl molecule, displacing the chloride ion (Cl-) and forming the new compound CH3CH2CN. This type of reaction is known as a nucleophilic substitution reaction.
DominicAfam
1 year ago
Having a negative charge(-) =nucleophilic
Having a positive charge (+) =electrophilic
