How Is Ethyl Bromide Prepared from Ethene?

Ethene (C2H6) can be converted to ethyl bromide by reaction with hydrogen bromide

. This reaction is called addition of hydrogen halide to alkene (or addition hydrohalogenation reaction) where hydrogen halide acts as electrophile and attacks the C = C bond of alkene.

How is ethyl alcohol prepared from ethene?

In a hydration reaction, the water molecule reacts with an alkene to generate an alcohol. Ethanol can be prepared by the reaction of alkene with the water molecule. Ethene molecules react with sulphuric acid generating an alcohol, that is ethanol.

How is ethyl bromide converted into?

Note: Ethyl bromide is converted to ethyl isocyanide by the reaction of ethyl bromide with silver cyanide. It does not form with sodium cyanide or potassium cyanide as in them lone pair is present on carbon unlike silver cyanide in which lone pair is present on nitrogen rather than carbon.