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Grade 1010 grade science

Sodium ethoxide has reacted with ethanoyl chloride.The compound that is produced in the above reaction is

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7 Years agoGrade 10
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7 Years ago

As we learnt in 

Williamson's Synthesis -

–  Nucleophilic substitution reaction involving SN2 mechanism.

–  Tertiary alkyl halide cannot be used because it undergoes elimination reaction forming alkenes.

- wherein

RONa+R`X\rightarrow ROR`+NaX


hence ethyl ethanoate is formed