Question

how to convert ethanol to fluoroethane

Answer 1

HERE IS YOUR ANSWER

The simple answer is just to mix them together. The problem is you can get mono-fluoroethane, di-fluoroehtane, or tri- fluorethane, and probably a mix of all three.

Answer 2

Answer: The conversion steps are given below.

Explanation:

To convert ethanol to fluoroethane, the following conversions need to be done:

Step 1: Converting ethanol to chloroethane

When ethanol is treated with HCl in the presence of $ZnCl_2$, it leads to the formation of chloroethane

$CH_3-CH_2-OH+HCl\xrightarrow[]{ZnCl_2}CH_3-CH_2-Cl+H_2O$

Step 2: Converting chloroethane to fluoroethane

When chloroethane is treated with inorganic fluorides like $Hg_2F_2$, it leads to the formation of fluoroethane

$CH_3-CH_2-Cl+Hg_2F_2\rightarrow CH_3-CH_2-F$