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Explain Wurtz- fitting reaction .

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Solution :Wurtz -fitting reaction : Chlorobenzene and CHLOROETHANE are heated with sodium in ether solution to form ETHYLBENZENE. This reaction is called Wurtz-fitting reaction.
`underset("Chlorobenzene")(C_(6) H_(5) Cl) + Na + underset("Chloroethane")(ClC_(2) H_(5)) overset("Ether") underset(Delta)(to) underset("Ethylbenzene") (C_(6) H_(5) - C_(2) H_(5)) + 2 NaCl`


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