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Question
Convert methyl iodide into ethane.
Chemical Equations/Structures
Very Short Answer
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Solution
Methyl iodide is reduced by nascent hydrogen at ordinary room temperature.
\[\ce{CH3I + 2[H] -> CH4 + HI}\]
When methyl iodide is warmed with sodium metal in the presence of dry ether, ethane is produced.
\[\ce{2CH3I + 2Na ->[dry][ether] \underset{(Ethane)}{H3C-CH3} + 2NaI}\]
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