Why NACN provides a stronger nucleophile then HCN?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-07T19:11:10

$Sodium cyanide$ $"Sodium cyanide"$ is formally ionic, and contains a potent $^{-} C \equiv N$ $""^(-)C-=N$ nucleophile.............

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On the other hand, $hydrogen cyanide$ $"hydrogen cyanide"$ , is an uncharged molecule, $H - C \equiv N$ $H-C-=N$ , with no negative charge to donate to an electrophile.

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