Propose a mechanism for the reaction of benzyl bromide

Chapter 11, Problem 38P

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Propose a mechanism for the reaction of benzyl bromide with ethanol to give benzyl ethyl

ether (shown above).

\(C H_{2}-B r\)

\(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{OH}, \triangle(\text { heat })\)

\(\mathrm{CH}_{2}-\mathrm{OCH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{3}\)

Equation transcription:

Text transcription:

C H{2}-B r

{CH}{3}{CH}_{2}{OH}, triangle({ heat })

{CH}{2}-{OCH}{2}{CH}{3}