Organic Compounds Containing Halogens Question 105
Ethyl bromide reacts with silver nitrite to form ethyl nitrite
[DPMT 1985; IIT-JEE 1991]
Options:
A) Nitroethane
B) Nitroethane and ethyl nitrite
C) Ethyl nitrite
D) Ethane
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
$ C_2H_5Br+AgNO_3\to \underset{\text{Nitro ethane}}{\mathop{C_2H_5-N\searrow //\begin{matrix} O \\ O \\ \end{matrix}}}+AgBr $
$ Ag-O-N=O $ is a covalent compound. Therefore, attack of nucleophile occurs through Oxygen atom. Hence, nitroethane is formed.
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