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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Haloalkanes and Haloarenes


\(+\mathrm{Cl}_2 \xrightarrow[4]{\mathrm{FeCl}_3} X \xrightarrow[\text { Na/dry ether }]{\mathrm{R}-\mathrm{X}} \mathrm{Y}\)
Conversion of X to Y is an example of

  1. A Wurtz reaction
  2. B Fittig reaction
  3. C Wurtz-Fittig reaction
  4. D Friedel-Crafts reaction
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(C) Wurtz-Fittig reaction

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\(\mathrm{FeCl}_3+\mathrm{Cl}_2 \longrightarrow \mathrm{FeCl}_4^{-}+\mathrm{Cl}^{+}\) The reaction of Aryl halide and Alkyl halide in presence of sodium metal and dry ether is Wurtz-Fittig reaction.