How is Chlorobutane formed?

It can be prepared from 1-butanol by treatment with hydrogen chloride. It reacts with lithium metal to give n-butyllithium: 2 Li + CH3(CH2)3Cl → CH3(CH2)3Li + LiCl.

What is the chlorination of propane?

Thus chlorination of propane gives both 1-chloropropane and 2-chloropropane as mono-chlorinated products. Four constitutionally isomeric dichlorinated products are possible, and five constitutional isomers exist for the trichlorinated propanes.

How do you calculate relative reactivities?

The relative reactivity is calculated by dividing the percent of a compound (as determined by the GC) by the statistical factor of that compound. The statistical factor is the number of hydrogens available for reaction at each of the carbons.

Which catalyst is used in chlorination?

C1-symmetric amino sulfoximine–copper complex 23 has been used as chiral catalyst in chlorination reactions of β-keto esters in the presence of NCS as a source of electrophilic chlorine (entry 6, Table 1).

What are Monochlorinated products?

Monochlorination of an alkane involves substituting one of the hydrogen in the alkane with a chlorine atom. This is achieved by treating the alkane with chlorine in the presence of UV light.

How can one determine the relative reactivities of metals?

The relative reactivity of a group of metals can be established by comparing the reaction of each metal with a given reagent. A metal might react with a specific reagent or no reaction may occur. On the other hand, a given metal might react with a specific reagent at a different rate than some other metal.

What does relative reactivity mean?

Relative reactivity. The concept of reactivity means the relative activity of a chemical compound when reacting with other compounds. To provide a ‘fair’ test the compounds are usually compared with a specific ‘standard’ compound.

Why is chlorine less selective than bromine?

Bromination of alkanes occurs by a similar mechanism, but is slower and more selective because a bromine atom is a less reactive hydrogen abstraction agent than a chlorine atom, as reflected by the higher bond energy of H-Cl than H-Br.

What product is formed when 1-chlorobutane react with alcoholic KOH?

1-Chlorobutane on reaction with alcoholic potash gives 1-butene.