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Question: Iodoethane reacts with sodium in the presence of dry ether. The product is....

Iodoethane reacts with sodium in the presence of dry ether. The product is.

A

Pentane

B

Propane

C

Butene

D

Butane

Answer

Butane

Explanation

Solution

C2H5I+2Na+IC2H5 Ether  Dry C2H5C2H5+2NaI Butane \mathrm { C } _ { 2 } \mathrm { H } _ { 5 } \mathrm { I } + 2 \mathrm { Na } + \mathrm { IC } _ { 2 } \mathrm { H } _ { 5 } \xrightarrow [ \text { Ether } ] { \text { Dry } } \underset { \text { Butane } } { \mathrm { C } _ { 2 } \mathrm { H } _ { 5 } - \mathrm { C } _ { 2 } \mathrm { H } _ { 5 } + 2 \mathrm { NaI } }