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KCET2024ChemistryHaloalkanes and Haloarenes

2-methyl propane can be prepared by Wurtz reaction. The haloalkanes taken along with metallic sodium and dry ether are :

Options

  1. Achloromethane and 2-chloropropane
  2. Bchloroethane and chloromethane
  3. Cchloroethane and 1-chloropropane
  4. Dchloromethane and 1-chloropropane

Correct answer

A. chloromethane and 2-chloropropane

Step-by-step solution

To prepare 2-methyl propane by Wurtz reaction, the haloalkanes that should be taken along with metallic sodium and dry ether are chloromethane and 2-chloropropane. The reaction involved is

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