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Which mechanism accounts for the reaction of benzyl chloride with sodium cyanide to form cyanomethylbenzene (phenylacetonitrile, PhCH2CN)?
 a. Bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN2)
  b. Nucleophilic aromatic substitution by elimination-addition
  c. Nucleophilic aromatic substitution by addition-elimination
  d. Electrophilic aromatic substitution

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Which mechanism accounts for the reaction of chlorobenzene with acetyl chloride and AlCl3 to form 4-chloroacetophenone?
 a. Bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN2)
  b. Nucleophilic aromatic substitution by elimination-addition
  c. Nucleophilic aromatic substitution by addition-elimination
  d. Electrophilic aromatic substitution


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Reply #1 on: Aug 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Aug 23, 2018
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