Question

How will
you
Convert ethuyl bromide into nitroethane?​

Answer 1

Answer:

This is accomplished using the Victor Meyer reaction. In particular, by treating ethyl bromide (CH3-CH2-Br) with silver nitrite (AgNO2) in an ether solvent (e.g., diethyl ether or better, tetrahydrofuran), the product will be nitroethane (CH3-CH2-NO2) and silver bromide (AgBr).

Answer 2

Answer:

This is accomplished using the Victor Meyer reaction. In particular, by treating ethyl bromide (CH3-CH2-Br) with silver nitrite (AgNO2) in an ether solvent (e.g., diethyl ether or better, tetrahydrofuran), the product will be nitroethane (CH3-CH2-NO2) and silver bromide (AgBr). The latter will precipitate and drive the reaction.

CH3-CH2-Br + AgNO2 → CH3-CH2-NO2 + AgBr

Edit: Thanks to John Black Super Chemist for noticing my typo (wrote silver nitrate and I meant silver nitrite). It is correct now.