Question

Complete the equation:

${\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{ONa}+{\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{Cl}\to$

Answer 1

• The chemical formula of Sodium phenoxide is ${\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{ONa}$
• The chemical formula of ethyl chloride is ${\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{Cl}$
• When sodium phenoxide $\left({\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{ONa}\right)$ is reacted with ethyl chloride$\left({\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{Cl}\right)$, it results in the formation of an ether which is ethyl phenyl ether$\left({\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_5{\mathrm{OC}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\right)$.
• $$\begin{gathered} {\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{ONa}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{Cl}\left(\mathrm{l}\right)\to {\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_5{\mathrm{OC}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\left(\mathrm{l}\right)+\mathrm{NaCl}\left(\mathrm{s}\right) \\ \mathrm{sodium}\mathrm{phenoxide}\mathrm{ethyl}\mathrm{chloride}\mathrm{ethyl}\mathrm{phenyl}\mathrm{ether}\mathrm{sodium}\mathrm{chloride} \end{gathered}$$