Question

What are the reagent and reaction conditions used for converting ethylchloride to ethylnitrite (as the maj or product)?

• A. $ KN{{O}_{2}},{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH,\text{ }{{H}_{2}}O,\text{ }\Delta $
• B. $ NaN{{O}_{2}},HCl,0{{\,}^{o}}C $
• C. $ KCN,{{H}_{2}}O,\Delta $
• D. $ AgN{{O}_{2}},{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH,{{H}_{2}}O,\Delta $

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Potassium nitrite converts ethyl chloride into ethyl nitrite. $ {{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}KN{{O}_{2}}\xrightarrow[\Delta ]{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH}\underset{\text{ethyl}\,\text{nitrite}}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}ONO}}\, $ $ +KCl $