intermediate

ok.....i will draw it and u tellll if its teh same as urs....

wat man? link for evrything?????????

by the way ws i right?

shit I forgot mechanism . well it contains both FR and carbanion.

here'e sthe link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch_reduction

@abirup: there is need of whisky dude, not alcohol.

i think both are right....

is n't there a need of an alcohol here[7] like EtOH

yup right.

no reaction.

i am lazy to draw but whatever i gave damn sure that i am right.

after NH3 adds , its a free radical
CH3-C^(.)=CH3

the second carbon is a carbon with a single electron

the intermediate before NH3 acts is CH3-C=C^---CH3

THERE IS A NEGATIVE CHARGE ON THE THIRD CARBON FROM RIGHT

yup birch reduction/.........

oh sorry , this is birch reduction no ? my mistake dunno why It thought os NaNH₂ .:P