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How would you prepare nitro ethane from the following compounds? (i) CH_(3)-CH_(2)Br (ii) CH_(3)-CH_(3) |
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Answer» Solution :(i) `underset("Ethyl bromide")(CH_(3)-CH_(2)Br)+KNO_(2) underset(S_(N^(2)))overset("Ethanol"// Delta)(to) underset("Nitro ethane")(CH_(3)-CH_(2)NO_(2))+KBr` (ii) `underset("Ethane")(CH_(3)-CH_(3))+Conc. HNO_(3)overset(675K)(to)underset("Nitroethane"(73%))overset(CH_(3)-CH_(2)NO_(2))+underset("Nitromethane"(27%))(CH_(3)NO_(2))` |
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