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How is bromoethane prepared from ethene?
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Solution
Bromoethane is prepared from ethene by reacting ethene with hydrogen bromide (HBr). This is an electrophilic addition reaction, where the H and Br atoms add across the double bond of ethene.
\[\ce{\underset{Ethene}{CH2 = CH2} + \underset{bromide}{\underset{Hydrogen}{HBr}} → \underset{Bromoethane}{CH2H5 - Br}}\]
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Chapter 6: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes - REVIEW EXERCISES [Page 584]
