Sunil Kumar FP
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C2H5ONa + CH3COCl -------CH3COOC2H5 +NaCl
It is an example of sn2 reaction where the sodium ethoxide act as a base and attack the ethanoyl chloride.The product formed is ethyl ethanoate with the formation of sodium chloride.The mechanism follows the formation of tetrahedral intermediate.with the elimination of Cl-