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Question
How the following conversion can be carried out?
2-Chlorobutane to 3, 4-dimethylhexane
Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{2CH3 - CH - CH2CH3 + 2Na ->[dry ether][Wurtz Reaction] CH3CH2 - CH - CH - CH2CH3 + NaCl}\\
|\phantom{..............................................}|\phantom{......}|\phantom{............}\\
\phantom{.}\ce{\underset{2-Chlorobutane}{Cl}\phantom{......................................}\ce{\underset{3, 4-dimethylhexane}{CH3\phantom{...}CH3}\phantom{............}}}\
\end{array}\]
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\[\begin{array}{cc}
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\end{array}\]
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