An industrial process involves the reduction of ethyl iodide using Zinc and hydrochloric acid. What is the primary organic product of this reduction?
Q1. An industrial process involves the reduction of ethyl iodide using Zinc and hydrochloric acid. What is the primary organic product of this reduction?
Answer: Ethane
Explanation: Reduction with Zn/HCl replaces the halogen with hydrogen; oxidation or hydrolysis would lead to different functional groups like alcohols or acids.