Chemistry · General methods of preparation, properties and reactions, nature of C-X bond, mechanisms of substitution reactions
When ethyl bromide is heated with silver nitrate the product obtained is:
When ethyl bromide is heated with silver nitrate the product obtained is:
- A. ethyl nitrite
- B. ethyl nitrate
- C. nitropropane
- D. none of the above
Step-by-step solution
Ethyl bromide (C2H5Br) reacts with silver nitrate (AgNO3) in an SN1-like substitution. The silver ion assists in removing the bromide, forming a carbocation which is then attacked by nitrate ion (NO3-), yielding ethyl nitrate (C2H5ONO2).
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