Chemistry, asked by unclepapaji, 6 months ago

why is Wurtz reaction not preferred for the preparation of alkanes containing odd number of carbon atoms?

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Answered by rishiba

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wurtz reaction is not preferred due to the formation of side products.example,by starting with 1-bromopropane and 1-bromobutane ,hexane and octane are the side products besides heptane

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why is Wurtz reaction not preferred for the preparation of alkanes containing odd number of carbon atoms?​

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why is Wurtz reaction not preferred for the preparation of alkanes containing odd number of carbon atoms?