Which Mechanism Accounts for the Reaction of Benzyl Chloride with Sodium

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which mechanism accounts for the reaction of benzyl chloride with sodium cyanide to form cyanomethylbenzene (phenylacetonitrile, PhCH₂CN) ?

• A) Bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (S_N2)
• B) Nucleophilic aromatic substitution by elimination-addition
• C) Nucleophilic aromatic substitution by addition-elimination
• D) Electrophilic aromatic substitution

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