Q. Ethyl chloride reacts with sodium ethoxide to form a compound A. Which of the following reactions also yields A?
A) $C_{2}H_{5}Cl,\ KOH\ (alc.),\mathrm{\Delta}$
B) $2C_{2}H_{5}OH,\ conc.H_{2}SO_{4},140℃$
C) $C_{2}H_{5}Cl,\ Mg(dry\ ether)$
D) $C_{2}H_{2},\ dil\ H_{2}SO_{4},\ HgSO_{4}$
Explanation
(b)
Ethyl chloride reacts with sodium ethoxide to form diethyl ether as
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diethyl ether
Diethyl ether is also obtained by reaction of ethyl alcohol with conc. $H_{2}SO_{4}$ at $140℃.$
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