MCQ
Ethyl bromide reacts with silver nitrite to form
  • Nitroethane
  • B
    Nitroethane and ethyl nitrite
  • C
    Ethyl nitrite
  • D
    Ethane

Answer

Correct option: A.
Nitroethane
a
(a) $Ag - O - N = O$ is a covalent compound.

Therefore, attack of nucleophile occurs through Nitrogen atom. Hence, nitroethane is formed.

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