Methyl bromide is converted into ethane by heating it in ether medium with

A
$Al$
B
$Zn$
C
$Na$
D
$Cu$

Solution:

An ether solution of alkyl halide when treated with sodium. it removes the halogen of alkyl halide and the two alkyl radicals join together to form an alkane. This reaction is called Wurtz reaction.

${CH}_{3} Br + 2 Na + Br {CH}_{3} \overset{dryether}{\to} \underset{ethane}{{CH}_{3}} - {CH}_{3} + 2 NaBr$

Solution:

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