how to convert athyle chloride to athane
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Ethyl chloride reacts with alchoholic KOH to yield ethene that reacts hydrogen in the precense of nickel to give ethane. ethyl chloride can be converted to n butane by wurtz reaction where two molecules of ethyl chloride react with two atoms of sodium in the presence of anhydrous ether to yield a molecule of n butane.
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To convert ethyl chloride to ethene, it is reacted with alcoholic Potassium Hydroxide. This leads to the elimination of the chloride present in the beta position to form ethene. This produces hydrochloric acid as a byacid as a by-product. Ethane is used to manufacture ethylene
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