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Haloalkanes And Haloarenes

Question
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Write the names of the main products obtained when Bromoethane is treated with magnesium followed by ethanol.

Solution

On the reaction of bromoethane with magnesium metal in dry ether Grignard Reagents is form. Grignard reagents are highly reactive and react with ethanol to give butane.
stack CH subscript 3 minus CH subscript 2 with Bromoethane below space minus Br space plus space Mg space rightwards arrow with d r y space e t h e r on top space space stack CH subscript 3 space minus CH subscript 2 space minus M g Br with Grignard space reagent below space space

stack C H subscript 3 space minus C H subscript 2 space minus M g B r with G r i g n a r d space r e a g e n t below space space rightwards arrow with straight C subscript 2 straight H subscript 5 O H on top C H subscript 3 minus C H subscript 2 minus C H subscript 2 minus C H subscript 3 plus M g B r left parenthesis O H right parenthesis