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Sodium ethoxide has reacted with ethanoyl chloride. The compound that is produced in the above reaction is.   AIEEE  Solved  Paper-2011

A) Ethyl ethanoate  

B) Diethyl ether

C) 2?Butanone                         

D) Ethyl chloride

Correct Answer: A

Solution :

                                \[C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{2}}-O-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  Cl \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  \Theta  \\  O  \\  | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-C{{H}_{3}}\]                                    \[-C{{l}^{-}}\downarrow \]                    \[C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{Ethylacetate}{\mathop{C{{H}_{2}}-O-\overset{\begin{smallmatrix}  O \\  |\,| \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,}}\,-C{{H}_{3}}\]