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JEE Main 20241 FebruaryMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2024
Date
1 February
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

JEE Main 2024 · 1 February · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A)...

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A)andtheotherislabelledasReason(R).</p><p>Assertion\left(A\right) and the other is labelled as Reason \left(R\right) .</p><p>Assertion\left(A\right):HaloalkanesreactwithHaloalkanes react withKCNtoformalkylcyanidesasamainproductwhilewithto form alkyl cyanides as a main product while withAgCNformisocyanideasthemainproduct.</p><p>Reason(R)form isocyanide as the main product.</p><p>Reason \left(R\right): KCN and AgCN both are highly ionic compounds.

In the light of the above statement, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) . Assertion

Options

  1. A(A)\left(A\right) is correct but (R)\left(R\right) is not correct
  2. BBoth (A)\left(A\right) and (R)\left(R\right) are correct but (R)\left(R\right) is not the correct explanation of (A)\left(A\right)
  3. C(A)\left(A\right) is not correct but (R)\left(R\right) is correct
  4. DBoth (A)\left(A\right) and (R)\left(R\right) are correct and (R)\left(R\right) is the correct explanation of (A)\left(A\right)

Correct answer

A. (A)\left(A\right) is correct but (R)\left(R\right) is not correct

Step-by-step solution

KCNKCN is ionic in nature and provides cyanide ions in solution. Although both carbon and nitrogen atoms are in a position to donate electron pairs, the attack takes place mainly
through carbon atom and not through nitrogen atom since C−CC - C bond is more stable than C−NC - N bond.
Involved reaction is shown below:
R−X→SubstitutionreactionR−CN+KXAlkylhalideCyanideR - X\overset{}{\overset{Substitutionreaction}{\to}R - CN + KX}AlkylhalideCyanide
Reaction of alkyl halide with AgCNAgCN
AgCNAgCN is mainly covalent in nature. Here only nitrogen is free to donate electron pairs,hence it forms isocyanide as the main product.
Involved reaction is shown below:
R−X+AgCN→SubstitutionreactionR−NC+AgXAlkylhalideIsocyanideR - X + AgCN\overset{Substitutionreaction}{\to}R - NC + AgXAlkylhalideIsocyanide
Hence, here isocyanide is formed as major product.

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) . Assertion

AgCNAgCN is mainly covalent in nature and nitrogen is available for attack, so alkyl isocyanide is formed as main product.

Cyanide ion is an ambidentate ligand (nucleophile or lewis base). It means that donation of a pair of electrons can be through either carbon or nitrogen, so it has two nucleophilic centres. KCNKCN is predominantly ionic and AgCNAgCN is predominantly covalent.

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