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Question
Write a chemical equation to illustrate the following name reaction:
Finkelstein reaction
Chemical Equations/Structures
Very Short Answer
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Solution
The Finkelstein reaction is a halogen exchange process that uses sodium iodide (NaI) in acetone to turn an alkyl chloride or bromide into an alkyl iodide.
\[\ce{CH3CH2Br + NaI ->[dry acetone] \underset{(ethyl iodide)}{CH3CH2I} + NaBr}\]
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