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The nitrite ion reacts with soft iodide ion via its soft N- centre giving the nitroalkane product.

CH3I
  +  
[NO2]
         
CH3–NO2
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Ambidentate Nitrite Ions
Substitution: Concerted
Substitution: Nucleophilic Second Order

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