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Q.CH3-CH2-Br + NaI --(Acetone)--> CH3-CH2-I + NaBr
The name of this reaction is ________.

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The exchange of Br in an alkyl bromide for I using NaI in dry acetone is the Finkelstein reaction, a method for preparing alkyl iodides.

CH3–CH2–Br + NaI --(dry acetone)--> CH3–CH2–I + NaBr

This halogen-exchange reaction is called the Finkelstein reaction. It is used to prepare alkyl iodides from the corresponding alkyl chlorides or bromides. The reaction works because NaI is soluble in dry acetone while the NaCl/NaBr formed is not — it precipitates out, driving the equilibrium (by Le Chatelier's principle) towards …

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