Q.
Hydrocarbon (A) reacts with bromine by substitution to form an alkyl bromide which by Wurtz reaction is converted to gaseous hydrocarbon containing less than four carbon atoms. (A) is
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a
CH≡CH
b
CH2=CH2
c
CH3-CH3
d
CH4
answer is D.
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Detailed Solution
The hydrocarbon must be alkane because it undergo free radical substitution . Ethane gives ethyl bromide which on Wurtz reaction gives n-butane(Four carbons).
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