Question

Ethyl bromide is industrially prepared from

• A. ethyl alcohol + HBr
• B. ethanol + $B{r}_2$
• C. alcohol + HBr
• D. none of these

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$C_2{H}_{5}OH+HBr\underset{\text{ Reflux}}{\overset{H_{2}S{O}_4}{\to }}{C}_2{H}_{5}Br+H_{2}O$