Question

Alkyl chloride when treated with sodium iodide in presence of dry acetone forms alkyl iodide. What is the name of this reaction?

Options

• Wurtz - Fittig reaction

• Finkelstein reaction

• Swartz reaction

• Wurtz reaction

Answer 1

Finkelstein reaction

Explanation:

\[\ce{\underset{Alkyl Chloride}{R - Cl} + NaI ->[Dry acetone][or Methanol] \underset{Alkyl Iodide}{R - I} + NaCl}\]

This reaction is known as Finkelstein reaction.