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Write the chemical equation for the following.
Question
$\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{Cl} + \text{NaI} \xrightarrow{Acetone + heat}$
Answer
Answer
Official answer keyEquation: $\mathrm{CH_{3}CH_{2}CH_{2}Cl} + \mathrm{NaI} \xrightarrow{\text{dry}\text{ }\text{acetone}\text{,}\text{ }\text{heat}} \mathrm{CH_{3}CH_{2}CH_{2}I} + \mathrm{NaCl}$
Reaction: Finkelstein reaction
Product: 1-iodopropane
Finkelstein reaction: the chloroalkane is converted to the iodoalkane by NaI in dry acetone.
From ISC 2026 Specimen Chemistry Paper 1, question 14(iii).