What is a substitution reaction?
What is a substitution reaction?
Give the reaction of chlorine with ethane and name the product formed.
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A reaction in which one atom of a molecule is replaced by another atom (or group of atoms) is called a substitution reaction.
When ethane reacts with chlorine
C2H6 +Cl2 →C2H5Cl + HCl
Chloroethane
C2H5Cl + Cl2 →C2H4Cl2+HCl
Dichloroethane
C2H4Cl2 + Cl2 → C2H3Cl3 + HCl
Trichloroethane
C2H3Cl3 + Cl2 → C2H2Cl4 + HCl
Tetrachloroethane
C2H2Cl4 +Cl2 → C2HCl5 +HCl
Pentachloroethane
C2HCl5 +Cl2 →C2Cl6 + HCl
Hexachloroethane
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