Question

Find out the number of dimerized products obtained by following reaction.
$H_{3}C -Cl + H_{3}C - CH_{2} - Cl + H_{3}C - CH_{2} - CH_{2} - Cl \xrightarrow[{\text{Dry ether}}]{Na}$

Answer 1

$CH_{3} - Cl + 2Na + Cl - CH_{3}\rightleftharpoons CH_{3} - CH_{3}$
$CH_{3}CH_{2} - Cl + 2Na + Cl - CH_{2}CH_{3} \rightleftharpoons CH_{3}CH_{2}CH_{2}CH_{3}$
$CH_{3}CH_{2}CH_{2} - Cl + 2Na + Cl -CH_{2}CH_{2}CH_{3} \rightleftharpoons CH_{3}CH_{2}CH_{2}CH_{2}CH_{2}CH_{3}$
$CH_{3} - Cl + 2Na + Cl - CH_{2}CH_{3} \rightleftharpoons CH_{3}CH_{2}CH_{3}$
$CH_{3}CH_{2} - Cl + 2Na + Cl - CH_{2}CH_{2}CH_{3} \rightleftharpoons CH_{3}CH_{2}CH_{2}CH_{2}CH_{3}$
$CH_{3} - Cl + 2Na + Cl - CH_{2}CH_{2}CH_{3} \rightleftharpoons CH_{3}CH_{2}CH_{2}CH_{3}$