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Haloalkanes And Haloarenes

Question
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How will you prepare butane from the ethyl iodide?

Solution

When ethyl iodide react with sodium in dry ether, it gives butane. This reaction is known as Wurtz reaction.
2 CH subscript 3 minus CH subscript 2 minus straight I space plus space 2 Na space space rightwards arrow from Ether to dry of space space stack CH subscript 3 CH subscript 2 CH subscript 2 CH subscript 3 with straight B thin space utane below space plus 2 NaI space space