Hydrocarbon (A) reacts with bromine by substitution to form an alkyl bromine which by wurtz reaction is converted to gaseous hydrocarbon containing less than four carbon atoms. (A) is
A
CH2=CH2
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B
CH4
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C
CH3−CH3
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D
CH≡CH
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Solution
The correct option is BCH4 In Wurtz reaction, two molecules of same alkyl halides combine (on heating with sodium metal in presence of dry ether as solvent) to produce higher alkanes containing even number of carbon atoms.
It is given that the hydrocarbon formed contains less than four carbon atoms, so it has to be 2.