How will you convert ethyl chloride into (i) ethane (ii) n-butane?
Answers
Answer:
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.
Explanation:
i) Ethyl chloride reacts with alc.KOH to yeild ethene which on hydrogenation with Nickel gives ethane.
Ethyl−chloride
CH
3
CH
2
Cl
alcKOH
−HCl
Ethene
CH
2
=CH
2
H
2
/N
i
Ethane
CH
3
−CH
3
ii) Ethyl chloride can be converted to n−butane by wurtz reaction.
2CH
3
CH
2
Cl+2Na
anhydrous
ether
n−butane
CH
3
CH
2
CH
2
CH
3
+2NaCl.
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