Question

heya ✌️✌️write the chemical equation to make butane from ethane .... ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step 1 is the photochemical halogenation of the ethane:

CH3-CH3 + Br2 --------> CH3-CH2-Br (in presence of light) 

2) Step 2 is the wurtz reaction

CH3-CH2-Br + Na/ether --------> CH3CH2-CH2CH3 (butane)