Assertion (A): KCN reacts with methyl chloride to give methyl isocyanide.
Reason (R): $C N^{-}$ is an ambident nucleophile

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Assertion is wrong but reason is correct statement.
Correct Assertion KCN reacts with methyl chloride to give the mixture of methyl cyanide and methyl isocyanide in which methyl cyanide predominates because of stable C- C bond in methyl cyanide

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