Which of the following compounds will react with Na to form 4,5-diethy

1.	Which of the following compounds will react with Na to form 4,5-diethyloctane?
Answer» `CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)CH_(2)Br` `CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)-underset(CH_(3))underset(\|)(C)H-CH_(2)CH_(2)Br` `CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)CH_(2)-underset(Br)underset(\|)(C)H-CH_(3)` `CH_(3)CH_(2)CH_(2)CH_(2)-underset(Br)underset(\|)(C)H-CH_(3)` Solution :The reaction in Wurtz reaction and PROCEEDS as FOLLOWS:

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