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What will happen if two different alkyl halides undergo Wurta mactlon |
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Answer» The Wurtz reaction is limited to the synthesis of symmetric alkanes. If two dissimilar alkyl halides are taken as reactants, then the product is a mixture of alkanes that is often difficult to separate by fractional distillation as the differences between the boiling points of the products is typically very low.If two different halides are taken with the aim of preparing an alkane with odd number of carbon atoms, a mixture of products is obtained instead of a single alkane which is difficult to separate. This is because in this case three reactions takes place and three different products are obtained. For example, a mixture of methyl bromide and ethyl bromide gives a mixture of ethane, propane and butane. |
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