Is Sodium metal more reactive towards an alkyl halide or an alcohol in a protic polar solvent?
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Yes sodium is more reactive towards alkyl-halide or an alcohol in a protic polar solvent.
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The answer was (a)cyclopropane but I was not convinced as then it would have to follow Wurtz reaction- where sodium donates its electron to bromine forming a alkyl radical. But, Wurtz reaction takes place in an ether solvent and here ethanol is used as solvent.
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