Question

Write balanced chemical equations for the preparation of ethanol from ethyl chloride.

Answer 1

• Ethyl chloride $\left({\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{Cl}\right)$reacts with Potassium hydroxide $\left(KOH\right)$ and forms Ethanol $\left(C_2{H}_{5}OH\right)$ and Potassium chloride $\left(KCl\right)$as the products.
• The balanced chemical equations for the preparation of Ethanol from Ethyl chloride is as follows.

$\underset{\mathrm{Ethyl}\mathrm{chloride}}{{\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{Cl}\left(\mathrm{g}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Potassium}\mathrm{hydroxide}}{\mathrm{KOH}\left(\mathrm{aq}\right)}\to \underset{\mathrm{Ethanol}}{{\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{OH}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)}+\underset{\mathrm{Potassium}\mathrm{chloride}}{\mathrm{KCl}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)}$