Ethyl bromide reacts with alcoholic solution of KCN and AgCN to give different products having same molecular formula. These further react with other reagents to form different products.
How will you convert ethyl bromide into ethanamide? Give reaction.

Explanation

To convert ethyl bromide (C2H5Br) into ethanamide (C2H5NO), we can follow these steps:

### Step 1: Nucleophilic Substitution
**Reaction:** Ethyl bromide reacts with alcoholic KCN (potassium cyanide).

**Equation:**
\[ \text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{Br} + \text{KCN} \rightarrow \text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{CN} + \text{KBr} \]

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