Engineering
Chemistry
Nucleophilic Substitution
IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Compound
Basic concepts of organic chemistry
Question

What will be product if aqueous KCN is added to 1-chloro-3-methylbutane 
(dissolved in non polar solvent)

There will be no reaction

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This is a nucleophilic substitution reaction where cyanide ion (CN⁻) from aqueous KCN acts as a nucleophile and attacks the carbon bonded to chlorine in 1-chloro-3-methylbutane. The chlorine is a good leaving group. Since the alkyl halide is primary, the reaction proceeds via an SN2 mechanism, leading to the substitution product, 4-methylpentanenitrile.

The product is: NC(CH2))2CH(CH3))2

Final Answer: The third option (structure with formula C6H11N)