The structure of the major product formed in the following reaction is:
Show Hint
Nucleophilic substitution reactions with AgCN typically result in the replacement of halides (such as Br) by the cyanide group (CN) due to the strong nucleophilic nature of cyanide.
- In the given reaction, the halide (Br) group reacts with AgCN (silver cyanide), replacing the bromine atom with the cyanide group (CN) via nucleophilic substitution.
- This substitution results in the formation of the major product where the cyanide group (NC) is attached to the benzene ring in place of the bromine atom.