Question

${C6H5Cl +CH3Cl->[Na /dry\, ether] C6H5CH3 + 2NaCl}$ This reaction is an example of

• A. Wurtz reaction
• B. Fittig reaction
• C. Wurtz-Fittig reaction
• D. Frankland reaction

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Wurtz-Fittig reaction

Answer 2

When an alkyl halide and an aryl halide react with sodium in the presence of dry ether to give aryl alkane (or alkyl benzene), the reaction is known as Wurtz-Fittig reaction.