Alkyl Halides and Aryl HalidesMedium
Question
Ethanol can be prepared more easily by which reaction ?
(i) CH3CH2Br + H2O → CH3CH2OH
(ii) CH3CH2Br + Ag2O (in boiling water) → CH3CH2OH
(i) CH3CH2Br + H2O → CH3CH2OH
(ii) CH3CH2Br + Ag2O (in boiling water) → CH3CH2OH
Options
A.by (i) reaction
B.by (ii) reaction
C.Both reactions protections proceed at same rate
D.by none
Solution
Heavy metal ions, particulary Ag+, catalyst SN1 recation because of presence of empty orbital
CH3CH2Br + Ag+ ⇋ [CH3CH2 ......Br ......Ag]+
CH3CH2+ 
CH3CH2OH
CH3CH2Br + Ag+ ⇋ [CH3CH2 ......Br ......Ag]+
CH3CH2+ CH3CH2OHCreate a free account to view solution
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