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Question
How the following conversion can be carried out?
Chloroethane to butane
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{Chloroethane}{2CH3 - CH2 - Cl} + 2Na ->[dry ether, \Delta][Wurtz reaction] \underset{Butane}{CH3 - CH2 - CH2 - CH3} + 2NaCl}\]
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