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Q. Consider the following compounds :

$CH_{4},CH_{3}-CH_{3},CH_{3}OH,CH_{3}-CH_{2}-CH_{3},CH_{3}-CH_{2}-CH_{2}-CH_{2}-CH_{3}$

Question

How many compounds can be prepared by Wurtz reaction in high yield?

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Hydrocarbons

Solution:

Only symmetrical alkanes are prepared using wurtz reaction.

So only $CH_{3}-CH_{3}$ and $CH_{3}-\overset{\underset{\left|\right.}{CH_{3}}}{CH}-\overset{\underset{\left|\right.}{CH_{3}}}{CH}-CH_{3}$ can be prepared using this reaction.