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1-Bromobutane reacts with potassium cyanide to give 1-propanenitrile and potassium cyanide.

The reaction proceeds via a nucleophilic substitution mechanism.

  +  
KCN
         
  +  
KBr
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1-Bromobutane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Potassium cyanide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Pentanenitrile     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Potassium bromide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Substitution: Nucleophilic Second Order
Type 15 Lewis Acid/Base Complexation Chemistry

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