Role of ethanol as solvent
What Role of ethanol as solvent means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Ethanol is the solvent that brings the ionic cyanide into contact with the organic haloalkane.
Ethanol dissolves both the haloalkane and the ammonia while keeping them in one phase.
Topics that use Role of ethanol as solvent
- Amines (OCR A-Level)
- Carbon–carbon bond formation (OCR A-Level)
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