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Class 12
Chemistry :-NCERT Solution - Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Question 15
Write the mechanism of the following reaction:


Answer:

Answer

The given reaction is:

The given reaction is an SN2 reaction. In this reaction, CN - acts as the nucleophile and attacks the carbon atom to which Br is attached. CN - ion is an ambident nucleophile and can attack through both C and N. In this case, it attacks through the C-atom.