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Bromoethane reacts with 2 moles of ammonia to give ethylamine and ammonium bromide.

The disadvantage of this method is that the ethylamine can react further with bromoethane to give diethylamine, triethylamine and even tetraethylammonium ion.
CH3CH2Br
  +  
2
NH3
         
CH3CH2NH2
  +  
NH4Br
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Bromoethane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ammonia     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ethylamine     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ammonium bromide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Substitution: Nucleophilic Second Order

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