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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

Which will undergo wurtz reaction faster- chloromethane or chloro ethane?
Is this valid for other halogens also?

Profile image of Vaibhav Bhosale
14 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of gauhar singh
14 Years ago

chloro ethane reacts faster as rds involves formation on free radical which is stabilised by hyperconjugation