Write the mechanism of the following ...

CBSE Class 12 Chemistry 2014 Outside Delhi Set 1 Solved Paper

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Write the mechanism of the following reaction:

\mathrm{CH}_3\mathrm{CH}_2\mathrm{OH} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{HBr}} \mathrm{CH}_3\mathrm{CH}_2\mathrm{Br} + \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O}

Solution:

Mechanism:

(i) The oxygen lone pair attacks the

\mathrm{H}-\mathrm{Br}

molecule, creating a hydronium ion.

(ii) Carbocation formation.

(iii) Attack of the Nucleophile

\mathrm{Br}^{-}

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