Organic Compounds Containing Halogens Question 111
Question: Ethyl chloride on heating with silver cyanide forms a compound X. The functional isomer of X is
[EAMCET 1997; KCET 2005]
Options:
A) $ C_2H_5NC $
B) $ C_2H_5CN $
C) $ H_3C-NH-CH_3 $
D) $ C_2H_5NH_2 $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ C_2H_5Cl+AgCN\to \underset{\begin{smallmatrix} Ethylisocyanide \\ \text{(X)} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C_2H_5-N\vec{=}C}}+AgCl $ The functional isomer of ethyl isocyanide is ethyl cyanide $ C_2H_5-C\equiv N $ .
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