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AgCN provides NC⁻ (isocyanide ion), reacting with CH₃CH₂Cl to form CH₃CH₂NC (ethyl isocyanide) via nucleophilic substitution.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 6: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes > Topic: Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions - SN1 and SN2 Mechanisms
Alcoholic KOH promotes elimination (E₂) in CH₃CH₂Cl , forming CH₂=CH₂ (ethene).
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry > Chapter 6: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes > Topic: Elimination Reactions and Reaction with Metals and Other Reactions
In a basic medium, OH⁻ acts as the nucleophile, displacing Cl⁻ in a substitution reaction to form ethanol.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Chemistry > Chapter 8: Organic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and Techniques > Topic: Isomerism - Structural Isomerism - Chain Position Functional Metamerism
