write the substitution reaction for cyanides and nitrites
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The reaction type is an SN
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reaction whereby the alkylhalide is attacked by the more nucleophilic carbon atom of the cyanide ion.
When silver cyanide is reacted with diethyl ether as a solvent the reaction runs according to an SN
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reaction mechanism: the product is mainly isonitrile due to the attack of the more nucleophilic nitrogen atom. It is called the Kolbe nitrile synthesis is a method for the preparation of alkyl nitriles by reaction of the corresponding alkylhalide with a metal cyanide.
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