Question

Which of the following reactions is used for producing symmetrical alkane with double carbon atoms?

• A. Sandmeyer?s reaction
• B. Wurtz reaction
• C. Gattermann reaction
• D. Riemer-Tiemann reaction

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Wurtz reaction

Answer 2

In Wurtz reaction, alkyl halides react with metallic sodium in presence o f dry ether to form symmetrical alkanes containing double the number o f carbon atoms present in the alkyl halide
$R ?X +2Na+X?R { ->[Dry ether] } R?R+2NaX$