Question

Ethyl chloride reacts with sodium ethoxide to form a compound $A$. Which of the following reactions also yields $A$ ?

• A. $C _{2} H _{5} Cl , KOH$ (alc.), $\Delta$
• B. $2 C _{2} H _{5} OH$, conc. $H _{2} SO _{4}, 140^{\circ} C$
• C. $C _{2} H _{5} Cl , Mg$ (dry ether)
• D. $C _{2} H _{2}$ dil $H _{2} SO _{4}, HgSO _{4}$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Ethyl chloride reacts with sodium ethoxide to form diethyl ether as

Diethyl ether is also obtained by reaction of ethyl alcohol with conc. $H _{2} SO _{4}$ at $140^{\circ} C$.