Question

what happens when bromomethane treated with bromoptopane in presence of na dry ether ???​

Answer 1

Answer:

Wurtz reaction occurs.

2C₂H₅Br + Na/ ether → C₄H₁₀ + NaBr

2C₃H₇Br + Na/ ether → C₆H₁₄ + NaBr

But we have a mixture of the two, so we will obtain the intermediate alkane, which is pentane.

C₂H₅Br + C₃H₇Br + Na/ ether → C₅H₁₂ + NaBr