Identify the product of reaction between alcoholic silver nitrite and ethyl bromide.

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The reaction of ethyl bromide with alcoholic silver nitrite ( $A g N O_{2}$ ) is a nucleophilic substitution reaction.

Since $A g N O_{2}$ is predominantly a covalent compound, the bond between $A g$ and $O$ is covalent. Therefore, the lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atom is available to act as a nucleophile.

The nucleophilic attack by the nitrogen atom on the electrophilic carbon of ethyl bromide results in the formation of a nitroalkane.

$C_{2} H_{5} B r + A g N O_{2} \to C_{2} H_{5} N O_{2} + A g B r$

The major product formed is nitroethane.

Answer: Nitro ethane

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