Ethyl benzene can not be prepared by :

Clemmensen reduction

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Wurtz reaction

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Wurtz-Fittig reaction

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Friedel-Crafts reaction

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Solution

The correct option is A Wurtz reaction
Wurtz reaction is used to make symmetrical hydrocarbons thus it cannot be used to make ethyl benzene.

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