Question

The product formed when ethyl Bromide reacts with alcoholic silver cyanide is ethyl isocyanide

Answer 1

Ethyl bromide can be converted to ethyl cyanide by various means but there is only one typical way to convert ethyl bromide to ethyl isocyanide that is by reacting ethyl bromide with alcoholic silver cyanide. Ethyl bromide when mixed with alcoholic silver cyanide it gives ethyl isocyanide and silver bromide is formed.