Organic Chemistry
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Author: John E. McMurry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11.SE, Problem 34MP
Reaction of iodoethane with CN- yields a small amount of isonitrile, CH3CH2N≡C, along with the nitrile CH3CH2N≡N, as the major product. Write electron-dot structures for both products, assign formal charges as necessary, and propose mechanisms to account for their formation.
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