Question

What is the product obtained when ethyl amine is heated with large excess of ethyl iodide?

Options

• Diethyl amine

• Tetraethyl ammonium iodide

• Ethyl methyl amine

• Triethyl amine

Answer 1

Tetraethyl ammonium iodide

Explanation:

\[\ce{\underset{Ethyl amine}{CH3CH2NH2} ->[C2H5I][-HI] \underset{Diethyl amine}{(CH3CH2)2NH} ->[C2H5I][-HI] \underset{Triethyl amine}{(CH3CH2)3N} ->[C2H5I] \underset{Tetraethyl ammonium iodide}{(CH3CH2)4N^{⊕}I^{Θ}}}\]