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Why tertiry alkyl halide undergoes elimination reaction in wurts reaction

Why tertiry alkyl halide undergoes elimination reaction in wurts reaction

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Mayank Ranka
askIITians Faculty 277 Points
2 years ago
Hi there,
Here’s the solution for your question

The Wurtz reaction is not suitable for tertiary alkyl halides due to side reaction involving elimintaion reactions as 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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Ankit Gupta

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