amine
R¢R¢¢NH
R¢R¢¢NH
RNR¢R¢¢
Tert amine
KCN
RCN
Nitrile
(cyanide)
AgCN
Ag-CN:
RNC
Isonitrile
(isocyanide)
KNO2
O=N—O
R—O—N=O
Alkyl nitrite
AgNO2
Ag—Ö—N=O
R—NO2
Nitroalkane
R¢COOAg
R¢COO–
R¢COOR
Ester
LiAlH4
H
RH
Hydrocarbon
R¢– M+
R¢–
RR¢
Alkane
Rationalised 2023-24
171 Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
carbon atom resulting in alkyl cyanides and through nitrogen atom
leading to isocyanides Similarly nitrite ion also represents an ambident
nucleophile with two different points of linkage [–O— N
i i
=O] The linkage
through oxygen results in alkyl nitrites while through nitrogen atom, it
leads to nitroalkanes