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HRID 1902582Generated: November 1, 2026

Methyl iodide → Iodoethane

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl iodideHCID 6328—
ReactantAluminum, tris(decyl)-HCID 16682965—
ReactantDiethyl aluminum chlorideHCID 16686102—
ProductIodoethaneHCID 634038%
ProductDimethylalumanylium chlorideHCID 16686359—
ProductHCID 86738691HCID 86738691—

Reaction Steps

Tri-n-decyl aluminum was reacted with methyl iodide in the presence of an excess of diethylaluminum chloride at 60° C. and yielded about 38% ethyl iodide and dimethylaluminum chloride and/or ethylmethylaluminum chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04364874
Source datasetuspto-grants-1982_12
ORD IDord-9d18391ea5f64399be313495365812e1
Source noteuspto-grants-1982_12