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MHT CET · Chemistry · Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Which of the following reactions is a Wurtz - Fittig reaction?

  1. A \(\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{Cl}+\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{Cl}+2 \mathrm{Na} \stackrel{\text { dry }}{\stackrel{\text { ether }}{\longrightarrow}} \mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5\) \(-~\mathrm{CH}_3+2 \mathrm{NaCl}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{C}_2 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{Cl}+\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{Cl}+2 \mathrm{Na} \stackrel{\text { dry }}{\stackrel{\text { ether }}{\longrightarrow}} \mathrm{C}_3 \mathrm{H}_8\) \(+~2 \mathrm{NaCl}\)
  3. C \(2 \mathrm{C}_2 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{Cl}+2 \mathrm{Na} \stackrel{\text { dry }}{\stackrel{\text { ether }}{\longrightarrow}} \mathrm{C}_2 \mathrm{H}_5-\mathrm{C}_2 \mathrm{H}_5\) \(+~2 \mathrm{NaCl}\)
  4. D \(2 \mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{Cl}+2 \mathrm{Na} \longrightarrow \underset{\text { ether }}{\longrightarrow} \mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5-\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5\) \(+~2 \mathrm{NaCl}\)
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(A) \(\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{Cl}+\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{Cl}+2 \mathrm{Na} \stackrel{\text { dry }}{\stackrel{\text { ether }}{\longrightarrow}} \mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5\) \(-~\mathrm{CH}_3+2 \mathrm{NaCl}\)

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\(
\mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5 \mathrm{Cl}+\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{Cl}+2 \mathrm{Na} \stackrel{\text { ether }}{\stackrel{\text { dry }}{\longrightarrow}} \mathrm{C}_6 \mathrm{H}_5\) \(-~\mathrm{CH}_3+2 \mathrm{NaCl}
\)
Wurtz - Fittig reaction