How does the haloalkanes react with metals?

1.	How does the haloalkanes react with metals?
Answer» Solution :Haloalkane reacts with active-metals like SODIUM, LEAD etc in the presence of dry ether to form organo metallic compounds. `underset("Ethyl bromide")(CH_(3)CH_(2)+Br)+2Li OVERSET("Dry ether")tounderset("Ethyl Lithium")(CH_(3)CH_(2)Li)+LiBr` `underset("Ethyl bromide")(4CH_(3)CH_(2)Br) +underset("Sodium-lead alloy")(""^(-)4Na//Pb) overset("Dry ether")to underset("TETRA ethyl lead (TEL)")((CH_(3)CH_(2))4Pb+4NaBr)+3Pb`

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