MHT CET 2023 Chemistry question

The reaction of aryl halide with alkyl halide and sodium metal in dry ether to form substituted aromatic compounds is known as

(A)Wurtz reaction
(B)Fittig reaction
(C)Wurtz Fittig reactionCorrect
(D)Friedel Craft's reaction

Answer: (C)

Solution

When a mixture of an aryl halide and an alkyl halide is treated with sodium metal in dry ether, an alkylarene is formed: . This is the Wurtz-Fittig reaction, option (c). The Wurtz reaction

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