Question

Write Wurtz reaction for Ethyl bromide. Write Swartz reaction for Methyl chloride.
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Answer 1

Answer:

The chemical equation

(a) Wurtz reaction:

Alkyl halides react with sodium/ dry

ether to form higher alkanes.

2CH3-Br +2Na ether CH3 - CH3 + 2NaBr

methyl bromide ethanee

(b) Finkelstein reaction:

The reaction between alkyl chlorides/

bromides and Nal/ dry acetone gives

alkyl iodides.

CH3-CH2- Br -+Nal > CH3-CH2-I+NaBr

ethyl bromíde ethyl iodide