Question

A strong base like alcoholic KOH can abstract H from an alkyl halide, but why can't a good nucleophile abstract hydrogen? Why does it attack the carbon connected to halide only?

Answer 1

Answer:

The other reactant, cyanide anion, is a good nucleophile; and it is also a decent base, being about ten times weaker than bicarbonate.

Explanation:

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