MHT CET202520 Apr 2025Evening ShiftChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesActual
Identify the name of reaction for aryl halide with alkyl halide and sodium metal in dry ether to give substituted aromatic compounds.
Options
- AWurtz reaction
- BWurtz-Fittig reaction
- CFittig reaction
- DFinkelstein reaction
Correct answer
B. Wurtz-Fittig reaction
Step-by-step solution
Wurtz-Fittig reaction occurs when an aryl halide and an alkyl halide react with sodium metal in dry ether, forming an alkyl-substituted aromatic compound: Ar-X + R-X + 2Na Dry Ether Ar-R + 2NaX . Other reactions include: Wurtz reaction: Two alkyl halides yielding a higher alkane: R-X + R'-X + 2Na Dry Ether R-R' + 2NaX . Fittig reaction: Two aryl halides forming a biaryl compound: Ar-X + Ar'-X + 2Na Dry Ether Ar-Ar' + 2NaX . Finkelstein reaction: Halogen exchange with sodium iodide in acetone: R-X + NaI Acetone R-I