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. $2C_2{H}_{5}OH$, conc. $H_{2}S{O}_4,140^{\circ }C$
• C. $C_2{H}_{5}Cl,Mg$ (dry ether)
• D. $C_2{H}_2$ dil $H_{2}S{O}_4,HgS{O}_4$

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. $H_{2}S{O}_4$ at $140^{\circ }C$.