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Wurtz reaction involves the reduction of alkyl halide with ____ in ether.

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Wurtz reaction involves the reduction of an alkyl halide with Na in ether. Wurtz reaction is a convenient method for the preparation of symmetrical alkanes (R-R) i.e. alkane containing even the number of C atoms.

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