Question

Reaction of ethyl chloride with sodium leads to.

• A. Ethane
• B. Propane
• C. n-butane
• D. n-pentane

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

n-butane

Answer 2

$C_{2}H_{5}Cl + 2Na + ClC_{2}H_{5}\underset{\text{Ether}}{\overset{\quad\text{Dry}\quad}{\rightarrow}}C_{2}H_{5} - C_{2}H_{5} + 2NaCl$