MHT CET 2023 Chemistry question

What is the number of moles of nascent hydrogen required to prepare 1 mole of methane from iodomethane?

(A)4
(B)3
(C)2Correct
(D)1

Answer: (C)

Solution

Alkyl halides are reduced to alkanes by nascent hydrogen (e.g. Zn/HCl or red P/HI). The reaction is . One C-I bond is replaced by a C-H bond (one [H] goes to carbon) and the other [H]

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