Answer
The reaction product is 3-phenylpropanenitrile.
Work Step by Step
The reaction proceeds through an SN2 mechanism, the nucleophilic component being sodium cyanide and the electrophilic component being (2-bromoethyl)benzene.
Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)
by Wade Jr., L. G.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321768418
ISBN 13:
978-0-32176-841-4
Chapter 6 - Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination - Study Problems - Page 281: 6-56 b
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