yesspee Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 The reaction of cyclopentyl bromide with NaCN to give cyclopentyl cyanide proceeds,faster if a small amount of NaI is added to the reaction mixture.suggest a suitable mechanism to explain the catalytic function of NaI.
CaptainPanic Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 ! Moderator Note Topic was moved. It sounds exactly like an exercise in a textbook.yesspee, please show us what you have already tried to do to answer this question. We don't give the answers here... but we will help if you are stuck somehow.
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