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Alkanes
Question

If ethyl chloride and methyl chloride is subjected to reaction with sodium metal, then how many organic products are obtained.

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Solution

products are n-Butane, Ethane which are simple wurtz reaction. Now if we consider cross wurtz we get propane. The intermediate is ethyl free radical, which may lose hydrogen radical to methyl free radical and form ethene and methane. Hence total products are five.

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