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Question
What happens when methyl bromide is treated with sodium in the presence of dry ether?
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Solution
\[\ce{\underset{Methyl bromide}{CH3 - Br} + 2Na + Br - CH3 ->[Dry ether][Wurtz reaction] \underset{Ethane}{CH3 - CH3} + 2NaBr}\]
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