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The first step of this reaction involves the Eg+ ion abstracting iodide from the alkyl iodide. The cyanide ion then reacts with hard alkyl carbenium ion via its hard N- end giving the thiocyanate product.
R–I
  +  
AgCN
         
R–NC
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Ambidentate Cyanide Ion
Substitution: Multi-Step
Substitution: Nucleophilic Second Order

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