Question

$KCN$ reacts readily to give a cyanide with

• A. Ethyl alcohol
• B. Ethyl bromide
• C. Bromobenzene
• D. Chlorobenzene

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Ethyl bromide

Answer 2

$C_{2}H_{5}Br + KCN\overset{\quad\text{alcohol}\quad}{\rightarrow}C_{2}H_{5}CN + KBr$