What is the product of the reaction between ammonia and ethyl bromide?

Practice Questions

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What is the product of the reaction between ammonia and ethyl bromide?
  1. Ethylamine
  2. Diethylamine
  3. Triethylamine
  4. Ammonium bromide

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the product of the reaction between ammonia and ethyl bromide?
  • Step 1: Identify the reactants. We have ammonia (NH3) and ethyl bromide (C2H5Br).
  • Step 2: Understand that ammonia is a nucleophile, which means it can donate a pair of electrons.
  • Step 3: Recognize that ethyl bromide has a bromine atom that can be replaced.
  • Step 4: The nucleophile (ammonia) attacks the carbon atom in ethyl bromide that is bonded to bromine.
  • Step 5: The bromine atom leaves, and ammonia forms a bond with the carbon atom.
  • Step 6: The product formed is ethylamine (C2H5NH2), where the bromine has been replaced by an amine group.
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