What is the action of ammonia on the ethyl chloride ?

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When ammonia reacts with ethyl chloride, it undergoes ammonolysis reaction to form ethyl amine.
After the formation of ethyl amine (primary amine), it goes further to form secondary amine, tertiary amine, and quaternary ammonium
salt, respectively.

$C H_{3} - C H_{2} - C l N H_{3} - -- \to C_{2} H_{5} - N H_{2} C_{2} H_{5} - C l - ----- \to (C_{2} H_{5})_{2} - N H C_{2} H_{5} - C l - ----- \to (C_{2} H_{5})_{3} - N C_{2} H_{5} - C l - ----- \to [C_{2} H_{5}] - N H_{4}^{+} - C l^{-}$

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