Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2004

  • question_answer
    Ethyl chloride is converted into diethyl ether by:

    A)  Perkins reaction

    B)  Grignard reagent

    C)  Wurtz reaction

    D)  Williamsons synthesis

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     By Williamsons synthesis, alkyl halide on reaction with sodium alkoxide gives Ether. \[\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  (Ethyl \\  Chloride) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}Cl}}\,+\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  (sodium \\  Ethoxide) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}ONa}}\,\xrightarrow[{}]{{}}\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  (Diethyl \\  ether) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}O{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}}}\,\] \[+\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  (Sodium \\  Chloride) \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{NaCl}}\,\]


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