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Question
How the following conversion can be carried out?
2-Chlorobutane to 3, 4-dimethylhexane
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{2CH3 - CH2 - CH - Cl + 2Na ->[dry ether] CH3 - CH2 - CH - CH - CH2 - CH3 + 2NaCl}\\
|\phantom{............................................................}|\phantom{.........}|\phantom{...............}\\
\ce{\underset{2-Chlorobutane}{CH3}\phantom{..............................................}\underset{3, 4-Dimethylhexane}{\ce{CH3}\phantom{....}\ce{CH3}}}\phantom{..............}\\
\end{array}\]
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