What reactions should be expected by reacting sodium ethanolate with a) chloromethane
b) methanoyl chloride
Outline the likely beginnings of the reactions and describe them !
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Nucleophilic attack of alcoholate on carbon, electrophile center of chloromethane.
Nucleophilic attack of alkoxide on carbon, electrophilic center of methanoyl chloride
Give the formulas and names of likely organic products of these reactions !
Ethylmethylether
Ethyl benzoate
