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The conversion of ethyl bromide to ethyl iodide using sodium iodide and dry acetone, this reaction is known as
Q. The conversion of ethyl bromide to ethyl iodide using sodium iodide and dry acetone, this reaction is known as
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A
Swarts reaction
19%
B
Finkelstein reaction
70%
C
Sandmeyer reaction
10%
D
Stephen reaction
1%
Solution:
The conversion of ethyl bromide to ethyl iodide using sodium iodide and dry acetone, this reaction is known as Finkelstein reaction.
C
2
H
5
−
B
r
+
N
a
I
→
C
2
H
5
I
+
N
a
B
r
In dry acetone, sodium bromide gets precipitated.