Question

convert ethyl bromide into n - butane

Answer 1

When ethyl bromide is reacted with sodium metal in presence of dry ether, n-butane is obtained. This reaction is known as Wurtz’s reaction.

Answer 2

Answer: The conversion is given below.

Explanation:

To convert ethyl bromide to n-butane, we take 2 moles of ethyl bromide with Sodium metal in the presence of dry ether, it results in the formation of n-butane.

The above reaction is a named reaction known as Wurtz reaction.

The reaction for the above conversion follows the equation:

$2CH_3CH_2Br+2Na\xrightarrow[]{\text{dry ether}}CH_3CH_2CH_2CH_3+2NaBr$