Explain why Wurtz reaction is not suitable for tertiary alkyl halides?
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This reaction generally fails with tertiary alkyl halides because instead of undergoing Wurtz reaction, tertiary alkyl halides prefer to undergo dehydrohalogenation in presence of a strong base such as Na .
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Nucleophilic attack on a tertiary alkyl halide is extremely slow because of steric hindrance. That's why the Wurtz reaction does not work with tertiary alkyl halides.
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