Question

Preparations of methyl acetate and ethyl propanoate

Answer 1

Answer:

By treating the ethyl alcohol (C2H5OH) with phosphorus tribromide (PBr3), we get ethyl bromide (C2H5Br). It is a substitution reaction because the hydroxyl group (OH) of the alcohol is substituted by the bromide ion (Br).

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