Question

Write the reaction to prepare n-butane using Wurtz reaction.
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Answer 1

In order to prepare n-butane from Wurtz reaction, firstly you should take two moles of bromo ethane (C2H5Br) and to react it with sodium in the presence of dry ether to get the product n-butane.

C2H5Br + 2Na + BrC2H5 ---(dry ether)-->C4H10 + 2NaBr