Question

What will happen if two different alkyl halides are taken in wurtz reaction ?

Answer 1

Dear Student,

If two different alkyl halides are taken in Wurtz reaction then a mixture of products will be formed. For eg.

${\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{Br}+{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{Br}\underset{\mathrm{dry}\mathrm{ether}}{\overset{\mathrm{Na}}{\to }}{\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2{\mathrm{CH}}_2{\mathrm{CH}}_3+{\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_3+2{\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2{\mathrm{CH}}_3$

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