Reaction With Alcoholic Potassium Cyanide And Silver Cyanide

Cyanide is an:

(A) Treatment of alkyl halide with alcoholic solution of potassium cyanide gives isocyanide. (R) Cyanide are used for the preparation of anmines and amides.

Potassium cyanide is used for separating

(a) Haloalkanes react with potassium cyanide (KCN) to give alkyl cyanide but gives alkyl isocyanide with silver cyanide (AgCN). (b) Why are haloarenes more stable than haloalkanes?

(a) Haloalkanes react with potassium cyanide (KCN) to give alkyl cyanide but gives alkyl isocyanide with silver cyanide (AgCN). (b) Why are haloarenes more stable than haloalkanes?

Statement I Benzonitrile is prepared by the reaction of chlorobenzene with potassium cyanide. Statement II Cyanide (CN^(-)) is a strong nucleoohile.