How will you prepare ethane from methyl chloride?

Williamson's synthesis

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Wurtz synthesis

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Hydrogenation of methyl chloride

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Dehydrohalogenation of methyl chloride

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Solution

The correct option is B Wurtz synthesis
$C_{2} H_{6}$ will be lest peppered by ethane synthesis from $C H_{3} C l$
$C H_{3} C l + 2 N a \to C H_{3}^{-} N a^{+} + N a C l$
$C H_{3}^{-} N a^{+} + C H_{3} - C l \to C_{2} H_{6} + N a C l$

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