Question
Which of the following types of reactions is used to prepare Alkyl benzene?
MHT CET
Chemistry
Hydrocarbons
2026
MHT CET 2026 (11 April Shift 2)
MHT CET Chemistry Question (2026) — Solution
Options
- A. Swartz reaction
- B. Sandmeyer reaction
- C. Finkelstein reaction
- D. Wurtz Fittig reaction
Answer
D. Wurtz Fittig reaction
Step-by-step solution
The Wurtz-Fittig reaction involves the reaction of an aryl halide with an alkyl halide in the presence of sodium metal and dry ether to form an alkyl benzene. C_6H_5X + RX + 2Na dry ether C_6H_5R + 2NaX Swartz reaction is used for the synthesis of alkyl fluorides. Sandmeyer reaction is used to synthesize aryl halides from aryl diazonium salts. Finkelstein reaction is used for the preparation of alkyl iodides from alkyl chlorides or bromides. Answer: Wurtz Fittig reaction
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