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Question

Ethyl chloride on heating with $AgCN$ , forms a compound $'X'$ . The functional isomer of $'X'$ is -

A

$C_2H_5NC$

B

$C_2H_5NH_2$

C

$C_2 H_5 CN$

D

None of the these

Answer

$C_2 H_5 CN$

Explanation

Solution

$C_2H_5Cl+AgCN \to C_2\,\underset{(X)}{H_5NC}+AgCl$

Functional isomer of X is $C_2 H_5 CN$