Question

What is the action of the silver acetate on ethyl bromide?

Answer 1

$\underset{\text{ethyl bromide}}{C{H}_{3}C{H}_{2}Br}+C{H}_3-\stackrel{\stackrel{O}{||}}{C}-OAg\to \underset{\text{Ethyl acetate}}{C{H}_{3}C{H}_2-O-\stackrel{\stackrel{O}{||}}{C}-C{H}_3}+AgBr$

When ethyl bromide reacts with silver acetate it forms ethyl acetate as a product. Here susbtitution reaction takes place.