Chlorobenzene on treatment with sodium in dry ether gives diphenyl. The name of the reaction is ?
A
fittig reaction
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B
Wurtz.Fittg reaction
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C
Sandmeyer reaction
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D
Gattermann reaction
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Solution
The correct option is A fittig reaction It is called as Fittig reaction, two aryl halides are coupled in presence of sodium metal in dry ether to furnish biarlys. So from the above image we can see that chlorobenzene on treatment with sodium in dry ether gives diphenyl.