Question

Convert Methyl alcohol to Methyl iodide.

Answer 1

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● Methyl alcohol to methyl iodide -
Methyl alcohol is treated with excess of hydroiodic acid to methyl iodide.
CH3-OH + HI --> CH3-I + H2O

The reaction is nucleophilic substitution reaction with SN2 mechanism.

If limited amt of HI is used, some of CH3-I is reverted back to CH3-OH.

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