Question

Ethyl acetate is obtained when methyl magnesium bromide reacts with

• A. ethyl formate
• B. ethyl chloroformate
• C. acetyl chloride
• D. carbon dioxide

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Ethyl acetate is obtained when methyl magnesium bromide reacts with ethyl chloroformate. $C{H}_{3}MgBr+Cl-\stackrel{O}{\stackrel{||}{C}}-O-C_2{H}_5$