CBSE Class 12 Chemistry 2014 Outside Delhi Set 1 Solved Paper

Question : 17 of 30

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Write the mechanism of the following reaction:

{\CH}_3 {\CH}_2 {\OH} {{───▸}}↖{ {\HBr}} {\CH}_3 {\CH}_2 {\Br}+ {\H}_2 {\O}

Solution:

Mechanism:
(i) The oxygen lone pair attacks the

\ {\H}-{\Br}

molecule, creating a hydronium ion.

(ii) Carbocation formation.

(iii) Attack of the Nucleophile

{\Br}^{-}

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