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  4. Assertion (A) tert-butylbromide undergoes Wurtz reaction to give 2,2,3,3-tetramethylbutane. Reason (R) In Wurtz reaction, alkyl halides react with sodium in dry ether to give hydrocarbon containing double the carbon atoms that present in the halide.

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Q. Assertion (A) tert-butylbromide undergoes Wurtz reaction to give $2,2,3,3$-tetramethylbutane.
Reason (R) In Wurtz reaction, alkyl halides react with sodium in dry ether to give hydrocarbon containing double the carbon atoms that present in the halide.

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

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Alkyl halides reacts with sodium in dry ether to give hydrocarbons containing double the number of carbon atoms as that present in the parent halide. This reaction is known as Wurtz reaction.

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