Chemistry, asked by kushagra2020agarwal, 4 months ago

13. Explain the following for an example.
(a) Wurtz reaction is not preferred for preparing unsymmetrical alkanes.

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Answered by anshikarusia

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Explanation:Wurtz reaction is not preferred for the preparation of alkanes containing odd number of carbon atoms due to the formation of side products. For example, by starting with 1 -bromopropane and 1 - bromobutane, hexane and octane are the side products besides heptane.

Answered by psk032007

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Complete answer:

Wurtz reaction not preferred for the preparation of alkane containing an odd number of carbon atoms due to the formation of a number of products. ... This reaction is preceded by an ionic and free radical mechanism. Pure even numbers of carbon atoms of alkane are not formed.

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