The reaction of bromobenzene with bromomethane and sodium metal in dry ether to give toluene is

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The reaction involves an aryl halide and an alkyl halide reacting with sodium metal in dry ether to produce an alkylbenzene, which characterizes the Wurtz-Fittig reaction . The general form is Ar-X + R-X + 2Na dry ether Ar-R + 2NaX . For bromobenzene and bromomethane, the reaction is C₆H₅Br + CH₃Br + 2Na dry ether C₆H₅CH₃ + 2NaBr . This distinguishes it from the Wurtz reaction (two alkyl halides), the Fittig reaction (two aryl halides), and the Friedel-Crafts reaction (uses Lewis acid catalyst, not sodium metal). T