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Cyanide ion is a nucleophile and undergoes a substitution reaction with bromomethane.
CH3Br
  +  
KCN
         
CH3CN
  +  
KBr
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Bromomethane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
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Acetonitrile     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Potassium bromide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Substitution: Nucleophilic Second Order

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