Ethane → HCID 178458042, compound

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Reaction Steps

Into a 1 liter round bottom flask equipped with an addition funnel and a reflux condenser were placed magnesium turnings (24.3 g, 1.0 mol), diisopropylamine (20.2 g, 0.2 mol) and THF (500 ml). Bromoethane (120.0 g, 1.1 mol) was added dropwise to this mixture via the addition funnel at such a rate as to maintain a refluxing solution. Ethane was evolved during the addition. The reaction was determined to be complete once all of the magnesium was consumed. This process produced a solution containing EtMgBr and DAMB.

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