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Alkyl halide reacts with AgCN to from -...

Alkyl halide reacts with AgCN to from -

A

Ionic character of NaCN

B

Nucleophilic character of `CN^(-)`

C

Ambidentate character of `CN^(-)`

D

Electrophilic character of `CN^(-)`

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The correct Answer is:
C
`:overset(theta)(CdotN):` has ambidentate character because `:overset(theta)(CdotN):` has double attacking site
`R-I overset(NaCN)(rarr)underset("Major")RCN+underset("Minor")RNC`
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