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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

Write short notes on any three of the following : (i) Wurtz reaction (ii) William Son’s Synthesis (iii) Mendius reaction (iv) Friedel Craft reaction

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8 Years agoGrade 12
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8 Years ago
Dear Pawan
 
 Wurtz Reaction
The Wurtz reaction, named after Charles-Adolphe Wurtz, is a couplingreaction in organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry and recently inorganic main group polymers, whereby two alkyl halides are reactedwith sodium to form a new alkane:
2R–X + 2Na → R–R + 2Na+X. 
 
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