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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

Why does Wurtz reaction wont work with odd number of carbon atoms? Please elaborate. Thanks.

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Biswajit dash
9 Years ago
It is not that wutz reaction does not work with odd number it works but a lot of products are formed and you cannot separate the products thus you dont get the desired product