Question
Question: Identify the name of reaction in which alkyl fluorides are prepared by heating alkyl bromide with me...
Identify the name of reaction in which alkyl fluorides are prepared by heating alkyl bromide with metallic fluorides.
A
Wurtz reaction
B
Swartz reaction
C
Finkelstein reaction
D
Sandmeyer reaction
Answer
Swartz reaction
Explanation
Solution
Heating an alkyl bromide with a metallic fluoride replaces the bromide by fluoride via a nucleophilic substitution mechanism. This reaction is known as the Swarts reaction.