JEE Main Chemistry question

Wurtz's reaction involves the reduction of alkyl halide with

(A)
(B)HI
(C) couple
(D)Na in etherCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

The Wurtz reaction couples two molecules of an alkyl halide using sodium metal in dry ether, forming a new carbon–carbon bond and an alkane with double the number of carbon atoms of the original halide: \xrightarrow${\text{dry

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Question ID VK-148038