AP EAMCET202124 Aug 2021Morning ShiftChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesActual
Identify the product of the following Wurtz-Fittig reaction.
Correct answer
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Step-by-step solution
First halide bond will cleave to form halide and benzene and then halide will react with sodium. As a result, benzene and sodium bromide is formed. In second step, there will be a bond cleavage of CH ₃- Br to form CH ₃^*+ NaBr . Free radical CH ₃^* react with benzene to form toluene.