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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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Ethylene oxide reacts with HBr to give
Options
A 1-Bromoethanol
B Ethyl bromide
C 2-Bromoethanol
Correct Answer
D Ethylene glycol
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Ethylene oxide reacts with HBr via ring-opening to give 2-bromoethanol (BrCH2CH2OH). The nucleophile (Br-) attacks the less hindered carbon of the epoxide.

Hint

What bromohydrin is formed from ethylene oxide and HBr?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1340 of 1999
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