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Question
The reaction in which 2 molecules of chlorobenzene reacts with metallic sodium in presence of dry ether forming diphenyl is an example of ______.
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Wurtz-Fittig reaction
Wurtz reaction
Rosenmund reaction
Balz-Schiemann reaction
MCQ
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Solution
The reaction in which 2 molecules of chlorobenzene reacts with metallic sodium in presence of dry ether forming diphenyl is an example of Wurtz-Fittig reaction.
Explanation:
A Wurtz-Fittig reaction is one in which two molecules of chlorobenzene react with metallic sodium in the presence of dry ether to create diphenyl.
For reaction can be written as:
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Reaction with Active Metals
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