Question

how to chloro methane converted in to ethane

Answer 1

Answer:

To covert methane to ethane:

Methane is treated with chlorine gas in the presence of ultraviolet light to form chloro methane.

Chloro methane is treated with sodium metal and dry ether to form the product ethane. This process is also called Wrutz synthesis

Explanation:

How will we convert ethyne to methane

Explanation :

There are four steps involves in this conversion :

Step 1 : When ethyne combines directly with the water in the presence of mercury(II) salts to give ethanal as a product.

Step 2 : On oxidation, ethanal oxidised to ethanoic acid by using the oxidizing agent as acid dichromate.

Answer 2

To covert methane to ethane:

1) Methane is treated with chlorine gas in the presence of ultraviolet light to form chloro methane.

2) Chloro methane is treated with sodium metal and dry ether to form the product ethane. This process is also called Wrutz synthesis.