AFMC AFMC Solved Paper-2008

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    Ethyl chloride reacts with sodium ethoxide to form a compound A. Which of the following reactions also yields A?

    A)  \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Cl,\text{ }KOH~(alc.),\text{ }\Delta \]

    B)  \[2{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH,\text{ }conc.\text{ }{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}},140{{\,}^{o}}C\]

    C)  \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Cl,\text{ }Mg\] (dry ether)

    D)  \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{2}}\text{ }dil.\text{ }{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}},\text{ }HgS{{O}_{4}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                     Ethyl chloride reacts with sodium ethoxide to form diethyl ether as \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}\,O{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}\xrightarrow{{}}\] \[\underset{diethyl\,ether}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}-O-{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}}}\,+HCl\] Diethyl ether is also obtained by reaction of ethyl alcohol with cone \[{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\text{S}{{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}}\]at \[\text{140}{{\,}^{o}}\text{C}\text{.}\] \[C{{H}_{3}}C{{H}_{2}}O\,C{{H}_{2}}C{{H}_{3}}\xrightarrow[140{{\,}^{o}}C]{{{H}_{2}}S{{O}_{4}}}\] \[\underset{\operatorname{diethyl}\,\,ether}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}-O-{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}}}\,+{{H}_{2}}O\]


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