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What is the major product(s) of the following nucleophilic substitution reaction between 1-bromopropane and sodium ethoxide in ethanol: 1-bromopropane + sodium ethoxide → ? + sodium bromide

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The reaction between 1-bromopropane and sodium ethoxide in ethanol is an SN2  nucleophilic substitution bimolecular  reaction. In this reaction, the ethoxide ion  CH3CH2O-  from sodium ethoxide acts as a nucleophile and attacks the electrophilic carbon  the one attached to the bromine  in 1-bromopropane. The bromide ion  Br-  leaves as a leaving group, and sodium bromide is formed as a byproduct.The major product of this reaction is propyl ethyl ether  CH3CH2CH2OCH2CH3 . The reaction can be represented as follows:CH3CH2CH2Br + CH3CH2ONa  CH3CH2CH2OCH2CH3 + NaBr
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