To prepare a 1° amine from an alkyl halide

Question:

 To prepare a 1° amine from an alkyl halide with simultaneous addition

of one CH2 group in the carbon chain, the reagent used as a source of nitrogen

is ___________.

(i) Sodium amide, NaNH2

(ii) Sodium azide, NaN3

(iii) Potassium cyanide, KCN

(iv) Potassium phthalimide, C6H4(CO)2N–K+

Solution:

Option (iii) Potassium cyanide, KC is the answer.

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