Question
Chemistry Question on Chemical Reactions
The reaction in which 2 molecules of chlorobenzene reacts with metallic sodium in presence of dry ether forming diphenyl is an example of,
A
Wurtz-Fittig reaction
B
Wurtz reaction
C
Rosenmund reaction
D
Balz-Schiemann reaction
Answer
Wurtz-Fittig reaction
Explanation
Solution
The reaction is which 2 molecules of chlorobenzene reacts with metallic sodium in presence of dry ether forming diphenyl is an example of Wurtz-Fittig reaction. For reaction can be written as:
