Reaction of ethyl chloride with sodium leads to
[NCERT 1984]
Ethane
Propane
n-butane
n-pentane
Reaction of primary amines with aldehyde yields
[NCERT 1984; Manipal MEE 1995]
When ethyl chloride is added to Sodium tert-butoxide, ethyl tert-butyl ether is obtained as the major product (shown below): When the concentration of ethyl chloride is doubled, the reaction rate: