Question

Methyl Chloride reacts with Silver acetate to yield

• A. Acetic Acid
• B. Methyl Acetate
• C. Acetyl Chloride
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Methyl Acetate

Explanation for correct answer:

Option B Methyl acetate

• Methyl chloride reacts with silver acetate to yield methyl acetate and silver chloride.

$\underset{\mathrm{Methyl}\mathrm{chloride}}{{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{Cl}}+\underset{\mathrm{Silver}\mathrm{acetate}}{{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COOAg}}\to \underset{\mathrm{Methyl}\mathrm{acetate}}{{\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{COOCH}}_3}+\underset{\mathrm{Silver}\mathrm{chloride}}{\mathrm{AgCl}}$

• Hence option B is the correct answer

Explanation for incorrect answer

Option A Methyl chloride

• Methyl chloride in the reaction with Silver acetate gives Methyl acetate and Silver chloride.
• Methyl chloride and acetic acid won't give Methyl acetate and Silver chloride.
• Hence option A is incorrect.

Option B Acetyl Chloride

• Methyl chloride in the reaction with Silver acetate gives Methyl acetate and Silver chloride.
• Methyl chloride and Acetyl chloride won't give Methyl acetate and Silver chloride.
• Hence option B is incorrect.

Option C None of these

• Option B Methyl Acetate is the correct answer.
• Hence option C is incorrect.