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Q. When sodium phenoxide is heated with ethyl iodide, the product formed is

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Solution:

Phenetole is formed when sodium phenoxide is heated with ethyl iodide.
$C_6H_5ONa + C_2H_5I \xrightarrow{\Delta} \underset{\text{Phenetole}}{C_6H_5OC_2H_5}$