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Edexcel AS-level ChemistryAlcoholsLesson 12 of 16

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A student prepares 1-bromobutane by heating butan-1-ol with sodium bromide and concentrated sulfuric acid under reflux. The acid and sodium bromide react to make hydrogen bromide, which then reacts with the alcohol.

CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂OH + HBr → CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂Br + H₂O

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