Identify the product obtained when bromoethane is heated with excess of alcoholic ammonia under pressure.

Identify the product obtained when bromoethane is heated with excess of alcoholic ammonia under pressure.
  1. Ethanol
  2. Nitro ethane
  3. Ethanamine
  4. Ethene

Solution

$\mathrm{CH}_3-\mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{Br}+\mathrm{NH}_3$ (alcoholic) $\rightarrow \mathrm{CH}_2=\mathrm{CH}_2$

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (06 Aug Shift 2)

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