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Question
How will you prepare iodoethane from bromoethane?
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Solution
Iodoethane (C2H5I) can be prepared from bromoethane (C2H5Br) by halogen exchange, also called the Finkelstein reaction.
\[\ce{\underset{Bromoethane}{CH2H5 - Br} + \underset{Sodium iodide}{NaI} → \underset{Iodoethane}{CH2H5 - I} + \underset{Sodium bromide}{NaBr}}\]
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