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Write the structure and names of products obtained in there actions of sodium with a mixture of 1-iodo-2-methylpropane and 2-iodopropane.

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Solution :Products obtained are based on Wurtz reaction, n-alkali halide on treatment with Name talinpresence of ether gives alkane having double carbon atoms.
`RX + 2NA + XR RARR R-R + 2NaX`
`CH_(3) - CH(CH_(3))-CH_(2)I + 2Na + ICH_(2) - CH(CH_(3))-CH_(3) OVERSET("DRY ether")rarr`
`UNDERSET("(2,5-dimethylhexane)")(2NaI + CH_(3) - CH(CH_(3)))-CH_(2)-CH_(2)-CH(CH_(3))-CH_(3)`
`CH_(3) - CH(CH_(3))I + 2NA + I(CH_(3))CH-CH_(3) rarr underset("(2,4-dimethylbutane)")(2NaI + CH_(3)-CH(CH_(3)))-HC(CH_(3))-CH_(3)`
`CH_(3)-CH(CH_(3))-CH2I+2Na+I-CH(CH_(3))-CH_(3) rarr underset("(2,4-dimethylpentane)")(2NaICH_(3)-CH(CH_(3)))-CH-CH_(3)-CH_(3)`


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