Question

what do you mean by wurtz reaction

Answer 1

The Wurtz reaction, named after Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, is a couplingreaction in organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry and recently inorganic main group polymers, whereby two alkyl halides are reacted with sodium metal in dry ether solution to form a higher alkane: 2R–X + 2Na → R–R + 2Na+X.