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Question
How is methane prepared from methyl iodide?
Chemical Equations/Structures
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Solution
Methane is made from methyl iodide by reducing [CH3I] at room temperature with ethanol and nascent hydrogen from a zinc-copper pair.
\[\ce{CH3I + 2[H] -> CH4 + HI}\]
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Hydrocarbons: Alkanes
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