Statement I : Benzonitrile is prepared by teh reaction of chlorobenzene with potassium cyanide.
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Statement I : Benzonitrile is prepared by teh reaction of chlorobenzene with potassium cyanide.
Statement II : Cyanide (CN$^-$) is a stronger nucleophile

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(d) : Aryl halides (chlorobenzene) do not undergo nucleophilic substitution with KCN because of low reactivity of Cl atom, which is due to resonance in chlorobenzene. So statement-1 is wrong, but statement-2 is correct.\