MCQ
Alkyl halide reacting with metallic sodium in dry ether solution is called:
- AFriedel-crafts reaction
- BSandmeyer reaction
- CWurtz reaction
- DGabriels reaction
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Answer
- Wurtz reaction
Explanation:
The Wurtz reaction is a coupling reaction in which two alkyl halides are reacted with sodium metal in dry ether solution to form a higher alkane:
2RX + 2Na → R−R + 2Na+X−
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