A sample of (R)-2-iodobutane, (R)-CH 3 CH 2 CH(I)CH 3 , reacts with KCN in aqueous medium,

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A sample of (R)-2-iodobutane, (R)-CH3CH2CH(I)CH3, reacts with KCN in aqueous medium, and the resulting solution is optically active. 

(a) Write the formula of the product. 

(b) By which mechanism does this nucleophilic substitution reaction occur?

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General Chemistry Principles And Modern Applications

ISBN: 9780132931281

11th Edition

Authors: Ralph Petrucci, Jeffry Madura, F. Herring, Carey Bissonnette

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