Chemistry
How are the following conversions carried out:
(i) Ethyl chloride to Ethyl alcohol.
(ii) Ethyl chloride to Ethene.
(iii) Ethene to Ethyl alcohol.
(iv) Ethyl alcohol to Ethene.
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Answer
(i) By boiling ethyl chloride with aqueous NaOH.
(ii) By boiling ethyl chloride with alcoholic KOH.
(iii) Ethene is absorbed in conc. sulphuric acid at 80 °C under 30 atmos. to give ethyl hydrogen sulphate, which on hydrolysis with steam gives ethanol.
(iv) By heating ethyl alcohol with concentrated H2SO4 at 170°C.
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