Engineering
Chemistry
Reduction
Question

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Solution

This is a nucleophilic substitution reaction where the cyanide ion (CN⁻) attacks the carbon adjacent to the bromine (Br) in the given bromoalkane. The bromine is a good leaving group, so it is substituted by the -CN group. This reaction is an example of an SN2 mechanism, which proceeds with inversion of configuration at the chiral carbon center.

The product is: NC-CH2-CH(CH3)-CH2-CH3

Final Answer: The second option.