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Cyanide ion undergoes a nucleophilic substitution with many alkyl halides to give the corresponding alkyl nitrile and halide anion.

In this reaction the carbon chain grows by one atom.
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[CN]–
         
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Haloalkane (AS/A2 generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Cyanide ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Nitrile, alkyl (AS/A2 generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Halogen anion (AS/A2 generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Substitution: Nucleophilic Second Order

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