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Grade 11Organic Chemistry

why is dry ether used in wurtz reaction????

Profile image of andy chaudhari
16 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Krishna Deepakrao Kulkarni
16 Years ago

As a lewis base for Na

Profile image of sachin rastogi
16 Years ago

so that the moisture can be absorbed by dry ether, because the sodium will react with moisture to form naoh and other complexes