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Grignard reagents attack cyanogen chloride at carbon to give the corresponding nitrile.
RMgX
  +  
N≡C–Cl
         
R–CN
  +  
Cl–
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Grignard reagent (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Cyanogen chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Nitrile (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Chloride ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Psudohalogens, Reactions of
Substitution: Concerted
Substitution: Nucleophilic Second Order

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