Saad Alam 2425
Joined 12 May 2019
Latest comment: 5 years ago by Saad Alam 2425 in topic Question?
Finkelstein reaction This reaction involves an exchange of chlorine or bromine present in a chloro or bromoalkane with iodine.When a chloroalkane or a bromoalkane is heated with sodium iodide in acetone or methanol,a corresponding iodoalkane is obtained.
R-CH2+NaI----(acetone,heat)---->R-CH2-I+NaCl It is helpful in preparatio of iodoalkanes which are difficult to be preapred by direct iodination of alkanes.
Question?
editWhat is the use of acetone here? Saad Alam 2425 (talk) 11:20, 12 May 2019 (UTC)