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tertiary alkyl halides does not undergoes wurtz reaction Why?

reddy pck , 14 Years ago

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sushant singh

The Wurtz reaction is not suitable for tertiary alkyl halides due to side reaction involving elimintaion reactionsAs steric-hindrance i.e. the factor which arises due to the bulkiness of to reacting alkyl, or rather, tertiary alkyl groups.

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Ashwin Sinha

The Wurtz reaction is not suitable for tertiary alkyl halides bcoz of side reaction involving elimintaion reactions.This is due to stearic hindeance!!!!!

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vikash kumar

In case of wurtz reaction, Na reacts with alklyl halide in the presence of ether, which themselves promote elimination as in KOH( ether ) supported elimination. Therefore, tertiary halides having high tendency of going elimination undergo that process.

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venkatesh sahoo

Na is a strong base ,so when introduced with tert.alkyl halide it prefers 2 undergo dehydrohalogenation

(CH₃)₃C-Br + 2Na ----------> (CH₃)₃C^- Na⁺ +NaBr

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Rishi Sharma

Dear Student,
Please find below the solution to your problem.

The Wurtz reaction is not suitable for tertiary alkyl halides due to side reaction involving elimintaion reactionsAs steric-hindrance i.e. the factor which arises due to the bulkiness of to reacting alkyl, or rather, tertiary alkyl groups.

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