In order to get ethanethiol from C_2H_5Br, the reagent used is:

JEE Main Chemistry question

In order to get ethanethiol from , the reagent used is:

(A)
(B)NaHSCorrect
(C)KCNS
(D)

Answer: (B)

Solution

Sodium hydrosulfide, NaHS, provides the nucleophile, which displaces bromide from ethyl bromide in a nucleophilic substitution to give the thiol: C_2H_5Br + NaHS \rightarrow C_2H_5SH + NaBr. / (with , a

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