Treatment of 1,3-dichloropropane with potassium cyanide results in the formation of pentanedinitrile. The rate of this reaction is about 1000 times greater in DMSO than in ethanol. Account for this difference in rate. CI + 2 KCN NC + 2 KCI CN 1,3-Dichloropropane Pentanedinitrile

Treatment of 1,3-dichloropropane with potassium cyanide results in the formation of pentanedinitrile. The rate of this reaction is about 1000 times greater in DMSO than in ethanol. Account for this difference in rate. CI + 2 KCN NC + 2 KCI CN 1,3-Dichloropropane Pentanedinitrile

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