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destain

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Chloroethane -->Ethanol
« on: June 10, 2012, 03:58:16 pm »
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What reagent could be used in the reaction of chloroethane to ethanol.
Is it KOH and OH-?

Question: Can you use NaOH in this reaction
Also can you use H2O
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Re: Chloroethane -->Ethanol
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2012, 04:15:32 pm »
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I'm pretty sure you could use either KOH or NaOH, but just write OH- to make life easier. No you can't use H2O. You use water in the reaction of an alkene to an alkanol, but not a cholroalkane to an alkanol. 
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Re: Chloroethane -->Ethanol
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2012, 04:20:52 pm »
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Yeah, you can use either KOH or NaOH.
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Re: Chloroethane -->Ethanol
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2012, 04:23:49 pm »
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oh? I'm the only one using francium hydroxide to convert my chloroalkanes to alkanols? awks...
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Re: Chloroethane -->Ethanol
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2012, 04:47:16 pm »
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YEAH thats what i thought stupid insight. how about naoh though, does that work
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Re: Chloroethane -->Ethanol
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2012, 04:53:10 pm »
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Quote from: jadams on June 10, 2012, 04:23:49 pm
oh? I'm the only one using francium hydroxide to convert my chloroalkanes to alkanols? awks...

Haha, there's not enough francium to even use it :P
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Re: Chloroethane -->Ethanol
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2012, 05:13:37 pm »
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Quote from: VegemitePi on June 10, 2012, 04:53:10 pm
Quote from: jadams on June 10, 2012, 04:23:49 pm
oh? I'm the only one using francium hydroxide to convert my chloroalkanes to alkanols? awks...

Haha, there's not enough francium to even use it :P

A fella can dream....
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