State the conditions under which the following preparations…

Chemistry Alcohol, Phenol and Ether General Subjective Type

Published on: August 13, 2026

State the conditions under which the following preparations are carried out. Give necessary equations which need not be balanced –

(i) Ethanol from acetaldehyde

(ii) Lead tetraethyl from methyl iodide

(iii) Methyl chloride from aluminium carbide

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Sol. (i) Ethanol from acetylene :

HC ≡ CH CH 3 CHO CH 3 – CH 2 OH

acetylene ethanol

(ii) Lead tetraethyl from sodium-lead alloy :

4C2H5Br+4(Na/Pb) → Pb(C2H5)4+4NaBr+3Pb

sodium lead tetra ethyl

alloy lead

(iii) Methyl chloride from aluminium carbide :

Al 4 C 3 CH 4 CH 3 Cl

Aluminium Methyl

carbide chloride

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