Question

How many moles of alkyl halide is required for
the preparation of n-butane from Wrutz reaction?​

Answer 1

Answer:

By Wurtz reaction, methyl bromide gives ethane in presence of Na metal in dry ether.

CH3−Br+2Na+BrCH3⟶CH3CH3+2NaBr

                                                                  Ethane

Similarly n−butane can be obtained when ethyl chloride is treated with sodium metal in presence of dry ether.

CH3CH2Cl+2Na+ClCH2CH3⟶CH3CH2CH2CH3+2NaCl

                                                                                   n−butane

Answer 2

Answer:

two

The Wurtz reaction is a very useful reaction in the fields of organic chemistry and organometallic chemistry for the formation of alkanes. In this reaction, two different alkyl halides are coupled to yield a longer alkane chain with the help of sodium and dry ether solution.