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Nitrile Reaction Help
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fstill:
I have a question about nitrile reactions - I may just be confused, but can a nitrile be used in a reaction to "replace" the substituent? For example, if I were to take ethylbenzene and react it with a -C≡N, would the product be benzonitrile? I know that this works for a halogen, just not sure about something like an ethyl group.
thanks!
rolnor:
Do you understand what a leavinggroup is? Is ethyl a leavinggroup?
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