Question

How are the following conversions carried out
1) Ethylchloride to ethanol
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Answer 1

Answer:

It is a nucleophillic substitution reaction in which the ethyl chloride reacts with water to give ethyl alcohol as a product. It is a single step reaction in which hydroxide ion which is a nucleophile donates its electron pair to an electron deficient carbon of ethyl chloride and forming a product as ethyl alcohol.

Answer 2

Answer:

ch3 -CH

2

−CI

Aq.KOH

orMoistAg

2

O

CH

3

CH

2

−OH

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Explanation:

It is a nucleophillic substitution reaction in which the ethyl chloride reacts with water to give ethyl alcohol as a product. It is a single step reaction in which hydroxide ion which is a nucleophile donates its electron pair to an electron deficient carbon of ethyl chloride and forming a product as ethyl alcohol.