Question

Hydrocarbon (A) reacts with bromine by substitution to form an alkyl bromide which by Wurtz reaction is converted to a gaseous hydrocarbon containing less than four carbon atoms. (A) is:

• A. ${\mathrm{CH}}_3-{\mathrm{CH}}_3$
• B. ${\mathrm{CH}}_2={\mathrm{CH}}_2$
• C. $\mathrm{CH}\equiv \mathrm{CH}$
• D. ${\mathrm{CH}}_4$

Answer 1

The correct option is D ${\mathrm{CH}}_4$