REACTIONS

PRODUCTION

CH3CH2-Cl + H2O
ys

is

CH3CH2-OH

dr
ol
Hy

( i) Alkene + HBr

H2 O

aq. KOH

O
re
H
u
x

aq

.K

HBr

CH3CH2-OH

CH3CH2-Cl

Br
CH3CH-CH3
-

CH3CH=CH2

rate [ 1-chlorobutane < 1-bromobutane < 1-iodobutane]

Halogenoalkanes
primary

CH3CH2-Cl

CH3CH2-Cl

alcoholic
. KOH

CH2=CH2

reux

CH3
secondary CH3CH-Cl

alcoholic
. KOH

titary

CH3
CH3C-Cl
CH3

KCN

alcoholic
. NH3

CH3CH2-Cl

( ii ) Alcohol + PCl5
CH3CH2-OH

CH3CH2-Cl

PCl5

CH3CH2-Cl

alcoholic
. NH3

CH3CH2-CN

CH3CH2-NH2
further react

H+/AgNO3
AgCl
AgBr
AgI

ACQUIRE INSTITUTE

aq. KCN

rate [ primary < secondary < titary]

Dimuthu Sandaruwan
B.Sc(sp in Chemistry)