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Addition of Halogen Acid for Alkynes

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HOW TO CONVERT METHYL BROMIDE INTO ETHYL BROMIDE

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The reaction has to be carried out in 2 steps:

Step 1 : Conversion of Methyl bromide to ethane

This conversion can be facilitated by wither Na/Dry ether (wurtz reaction) or Zn metal i.e. Frankland reaction

Step 2: Bromination of ethane

Ethane when subject to Bromine in presence of light undergoes bromination leading to formation of ethyl bromide.

$2 C H_{3} B r \overset{N a / E t h e r}{\to} C H_{3} - C H_{3} \overset{B r_{2} / h ν}{\to} C H_{3} C H_{2} B r$

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