Question
Chemistry Question on Hydrocarbons
Ethyl benzene cannot be prepared by
A
Wurtz reaction
B
Wurtz-Fittig reaction
C
Friedel-Crafts reaction
D
Clemmensen reduction
Answer
Wurtz reaction
Explanation
Solution
Ethyl benzene cannot be prepared by Wurtz reaction. In Wurtz reaction haloalkanes are converted to aliphatic saturated higher hydrocarbons.