The reaction of ethyl iodide with sodium ethoxide is:

an electrophilic substitution reaction

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a nucleophilic addition reaction

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a nucleophilic substitution reaction

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a free radical substitution reaction

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The correct option is D a nucleophilic substitution reaction
1. Nucleophilic substitution reaction

2. Nucleophilic substitutions involve attack of a positively charged (or partially positively charged) atom or group by a nucleophile. Nucleophiles are species that can donate an electron pair.

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The reaction of ethyl iodide with sodium ethoxide is:

The correct option is D a nucleophilic substitution reaction1. Nucleophilic substitution reaction 2. Nucleophilic substitutions involve attack of a positively charged (or partially positively charged) atom or group by a nucleophile. Nucleophiles are species that can donate an electron pair.

The correct option is D a nucleophilic substitution reaction
1. Nucleophilic substitution reaction

2. Nucleophilic substitutions involve attack of a positively charged (or partially positively charged) atom or group by a nucleophile. Nucleophiles are species that can donate an electron pair.