Question

What happened when ethyl alcohol react with HBr

Answer 1

alcohol react with halogen acids to form alkyl halides

CH3CH2OH + HBr 》》》CH3CH2Br + H2O

nucleophilic substantion reaction

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Answer 2

Answer:

when ethyl alcohol react with HBr:

$CH_3CH_2OH +HBr−→CH_3CH_2Br+H_2O$

In the given reaction, ethanol i.e. alcohol reacts with hydrogen bromide. The product formed is ethyl hydrogen bromide which is an alkyl halide along with water which is the by-product of the reaction.

In the reaction, an electron rich compound i.e. the bromine atom replaces the hydroxyl leaving group.

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