Question
How will you bring about the following conversion?
1-Chlorobutane to n-octane.
1-Chlorobutane to n-octane.
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Answer
1-Chlorobutane to n-octane.
$2\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2-\text{Cl}+2\text{Na}\xrightarrow[-2\text{NaCl}]{\text{dry ether}}\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3\\1-\text{Chlorobutane}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{n-octane}$
$2\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2-\text{Cl}+2\text{Na}\xrightarrow[-2\text{NaCl}]{\text{dry ether}}\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_3\\1-\text{Chlorobutane}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{n-octane}$
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