Question
How do the products differ when ethyl bromide reacts separately with KNO2 and AgNO2 ?
Solution
When ethyl bromide react with KNO2 it forms ethyl nitrite.
C2H5Br +KNO2 --> C2H5ONO
When ethyl bromide react with AgNO2 it forms ethyl nitrite.
C2H5Br + AgNO2 --> C2H5NO2