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- noun organic chemistry The
brominated derivative ofethane CH3-CH2Br used, viaGrignard reagents in organicsynthesis
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bromo- + ethane
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On heating bromoethane with a strong base dissolved in ethanol, hydrogen bromide is eliminated and ethene is formed:
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