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When CH(3)-Br is treated with KCN the pr...

When `CH_(3)-Br` is treated with KCN the products formed are ……….. .

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Methyl cyanide is obtained.
`undersetunderset("bromide")("Methyl")(CH_(3)^(delta+)-Br^(delta-))+undersetunderset("cyanide")("Potassium")(overset("+ ")(KCN^(-)))rarrundersetunderset("cyanide")("Methyl")(CH_(3)-CN)+undersetunderset("bromide")("Potassium")(KBr)`
It is a nucleophilic substitution reaction. Nucleophile `CN^(-)` substitutes `Br^(-)`.
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