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Ethyl chloride is reacted with lead-sodium alloy to give tetraethyl lead, lead and sodium chloride.

In this metallation reaction the alkyl halide is converted into tetraethyl lead.

W. Büchner, R. Schliebs, G. Winter, K.H. Büchel, Industrial Inorganic Chemistry, VCH, 1989

4
CH3CH2Cl
  +  
4
PbNa
         
Pb(CH2CH3)4
  +  
3
  +  
4
NaCl
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Industrial Process: Inorganic
Insertion
Redox

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